Voith designs High Flow Installation Vessel
FEBRUARY 21, 2014 — A new type of construction vessel could make projects such as the installation of tidal energy turbines feasible in more places. British marine renewable energy specialist Mojo Maritime
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Teekay Offshore swoops on ALPS, orders X-bows
FEBRUARY 21, 2014 — Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., the part of the Teekay empire that owns things like FPSOs and FSOs, is getting into the business of towing them around and installing
HOS earnings disappoint analysts
FEBRUARY 20, 2014 — Shares in Covington, LA, headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) were trading lower today after it reported a fourth quarter earnings increase that fell below analysts’ expectations. Net
Crewboats for Nigeria have bulletproof pilot houses
FEBRUARY 19, 2014 — South African shipbuilder Veecraft Marine has developed ballistic protection technology for military and security craft that is now proving to be an attractive option for vessels serving the
Wärtsilä packages picked for Siem PSV quartet
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Like two vessels ordered earlier at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding, the four further 89 m x 19 m platform supply vessels ordered at the shipyard by Siem Offshore (see
Bold Tern to install Block Island wind turbines
FEBRUARY 14, 2014 — Deepwater Wind is to use Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Maltese-flag jack-up wind farm installation vessel Bold Tern to install five 6 MW wind turbines at the Block Island Wind
Wärtsilä pumps picked for Mariner FSU
FEBRUARY 14, 2014 — Wärtsilä is to supply a range of pumping solutions for a new Floating Storage Unit (FSU) that South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is building for Statoil
New player orders jack-up trio at Keppel FELS
FEBRUARY 13, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured contracts to build three high-specification KFELS B Class jack-up rigs worth
Helix teams with Siem for Brazil well intervention gig
FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — Siem Offshore Inc. (OSE: SIOFF) has entered into agreements with Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) to provide two newbuild well-intervention vessels. Helix will charter the vessels
Vard books repeat order at Vietnam yard
FEBRUARY 11, 2014 — Vard reports that it has secured a second platform supply vessel order from Carlotta Offshore Ltd. Like the first, ordered in September 2013, the vessel will be be