ABS to class Chouest, Island OCV newbuild duo
MARCH 5, 2014 — ABS is to class the two Ulstein SX 165 design offshore construction vessels ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore through the company Island Ventures II LLC
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Scana propulsion picked for Bourbon arctic AHTS
MARCH 5, 2014 — Scana Industrier ASA reports that its subsidiary Scana Propulsion has signed a contract with Vard’s Brattvåg shipyard for delivery of a propulsion system for the Arctic AHTS ordered
Ulstein delivers Polar Onyx
MARCH 5, 2014 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard has delivered the offshore construction vessel Polar Onyx to GC Rieber Shipping. She is now headed to Huisman Schiedam in the Netherlands for installation
Keppel FELS wins order for new design jack-up
MARCH 3, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract from TS Offshore Limited, to construct an ultra-high
Sure Wind takes delivery of second Damen newbuild
FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — Britain’s Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier – the Sure Swift – in a little over a month
Sembcorp Marine books jack-up, drillship orders
FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine is starting the year with significant orders. Yesterday it announced that its PPL Shipyard had signed a turnkey jack-up rig contract worth US$214.3 million with
Maersk takes delivery of first of four drillships
FEBRUARY 24, 2014 — Maersk Drilling today took delivery of its first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea, and the ship Maersk
Strategic Marine moves ahead with utility vessel deliveries
FEBRUARY 23, 2014 — Strategic Marine’s Vung Tau, Viet Nam, shipyard has delivered four of ten Incat Crowther design infield utility vessels to Brunei’s PTAS Marine and the rest are rapidly nearing
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
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