American owner defers delivery of two PSVs
MAY 28, 2015 — China’s COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd. has agreed to defer delivery of two of four UT 771 CDL Platform Supply Vessels ordered by an undisclosed “American shipowner” in
Offshore
Hoegh LNG inks contract for Chile FSRU
MAY 27, 2015 — Höegh LNG Holdings has won another contract to supply a floating LNG import terminal. It reports that it signed an FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) contract yesterday
World Wide Supply to lay up two of its six PSVs
MAY 27, 2015 — Norway’s World Wide Supply AS is to lay up two of its fleet of six new generation platform supply vessels. All six 80.1 m, 1,500-tonne deck capacity vessels
Bordelon Marine adds Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel
MAY 26, 2015—Bordelon Marine, Lockport, LA, has taken delivery of the DP2 Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel Shelia Bordelon from the company’s shipyard in Houma, LA. This highly specialized vessel features an NOV 50-ton
Lied to BSEE, gets probation and community service
MAY 26, 2015 — Race Addington, 49, of Houston, TX, was sentenced May 20 for making false statements to Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) inspectors in relation to the veracity
Transocean, Halliburton report Deepwater Horizon settlements
MAY 21, 2015 — Both Transocean (NYSE: RIG) and Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) reported yesterday that they had reached significant settlements in relation to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Transocean Ltd. said it
Blount Boats to build first U.S.-flag wind farm vessel
MAY 20, 2015—Blount Boats, Warren, RI, recently signed a contract with Rhode Island Fast Ferry to build what is believed to be the first U.S.-flag wind farm vessel. The 21 meter crew
The quest for remote gas pushes FLNG innovation
MAY 19, 2015—By the end of this year, the world’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel will go to work in Malaysia’s gas field, some 180 kilometers off of the coast
Sentinel goes to COSCO Guangdong for TAERRV for Statoil job
MAY 15, 2015 — China’s COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has secured a contract from Sentinel Marine, Aberdeen, Scotland to build a TAERRV (Tanker Assist / Emergency Response / Rescue / Field Support Vessel).
Purpose built daughter craft delivered to diving contractor
MAY 15, 2015 — Sharjah, UAE, headquartered Unique Group has delivered two new dive systems and a diving vessel worth around £5 million to diving contractor Vertech. The Hydracraft 1500 daughter craft