Wilson Sons to built two Damen PSVs for Petrobras charter
JULY 10, 2014 — Wilson Sons (Brazil) and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract that will see two Damen PSV 5000 platform supply vessels built at Wilson Sons Guarujá II (SP)
Offshore
Ulstein delivers latest Island Offshore subsea vessel
JULY 8, 2014 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has delivered the 130 m SX 121 design subsea newbuild Island Performer to Island Offshore. The flexible, state-of-the-art RLWI/IMR vessel will serve her first five
Atlantic Towing picks PSV 5000 design
JULY 7, 2014 — Canada’s Atlantic Towing has selected Damen’s ice-strengthened PSV 5000 design for the four new platform supply vessels it will add to its fleet, after securing a long-term contract
VARD acquires STX Marine
JULY 5, 2014—Leading offshore vessel designer and builder VARD, a Fincantieri company, has strengthened its presence in the North American market with the acquisition of STX Canada Marine, Inc., for NOK65 million
ABS, Daewoo to jointly develop LNG-fueled drillship
JULY 3, 2014—Leading classification society ABS, Houston, TX, has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop the first Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled
MacGregor to supply deck equipment for AHTS vessels
JULY 3, 2014—MacGregor, part of Cargotec, recently secured a contract with Marco Polo Shipyard Pte Ltd., Batam, Indonesia, to supply deck equipment for two 76m, 9,000 kW Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS)
U.S. finally moving ahead on offshore wind?
JULY 2, 2014 — After several starts, stops and stalls, offshore wind in the U.S. is starting to pick up a favorable breeze. The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy
Triyards delivers first BH450 liftboat
JUNE 30, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Triyards has delivered the first liftboat of its BH 450 design. The Group’s first lattice-leg liftboat, the BH 450 stands at more than 130 m (approximately
Otto Marine sells interest in Malaysian JV
JUNE 30, 2014 — Singapore listed Otto Marine Limited’s interest in Malaysian JV Go Marine has gone. The offshore services provider says that its 90%-held subsidiary Go Marine Ship Management (S) Pte
Wärtsilä gensets picked for well intervention vessels
JUNE 30, 2014 — Wärtsilä is to deliver generating sets for the two new well intervention vessels that German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is building for Norway’s Siem Offshore. Flensburg, Germany. Siem