Havyard books breakthrough Brazilian order
AUGUST 29, 2014 — Norway’s Havyard Group is to supply Grupo CBO of Brazil with design and equipment packages for four 81.5 m Havyard 843 design AHTs. The NOK 180 million (about
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Rolls-Royce to supply cranes for nine Brazilian built PSVs
AUGUST 27, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Detroit Chile SA to supply offshore cranes to nine Guido Perla designed platform supply vessels (PSVs) under construction at Detroit Brasil Ltda.
Consortium eyes up to five jack-up newbuilds
AUGUST 27, 2014 — Singapore listed SBI Offshore Limited says that a consortium of Middle East and Chinese parties has expressed its interests in building up to five jack-up rigs capable of
DNV GL launches sea spray icing project
AUGUST 27, 2014 — Sea spray icing is one of the major challenges facing vessels, rigs and offshore platforms operating in Arctic conditions. “Sea spray icing poses a threat on multiple levels,
Ulstein introduces the X-Stern
AUGUST 26, 2014 — The Ulstein Group is introducing the X-Stern, a design feature that brings the X-Bow effect to the aft ship, along with additional ice operation capabilities, increasing operability through
Strategic introduces Gen 3 crew transfer vessel
AUGUST 26, 2014 — Henderson, Western Australia, headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine has unveiled its Generation 3 crew transfer vessel for the international offshore markets. The new 40 meter design has been in
Otto orders PX121 PSV quartet at Wuchang
AUGUST 25, 2014 — Ulstein Design & Solutions has received design and equipment contract from Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd, China, covering four PX121 type platform supply vessels ordered by Singapore based
Siem sells OSCV duo to charterer
AUGUST 22, 2014 — Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into an agreement with Malaya’s Daya Materials Bhd. (“Daya”) for the sale of the two 2013-built Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCVs) Siem Daya
Havyard starts fitting out offshore wind service vessel
AUGUST 21, 2014 — Havyard’s Leirvik, Norway, shipyard is now fitting out the first of two Havyard 832 SOVs (Service Operation Vessels) for ESVAGT of Esbjerg, Denmark, which will operate them as
Border tracts attract lease sale bids
AUGUST 20, 2014 — Today’s Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 238 attracted $109,951,644 million in high bids for 81 tracts covering 433,823 acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas.