Mayflower Wind gets a new CEO
Francis Slingsby has assumed the role of CEO at Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and Ocean Winds North America. With more than a decade of
Offshore
BMS 1776: An SOV designed to be built in the U.S.A.
Covington, La., based Baker Marine Solutions (BMS) has released details of the BMS 1776, a wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) designed specifically to be built in the U.S. and to be
Volstad to fit OCV with NES battery pack
Aalesund, Norway, headquartered Volstad Maritime has contracted HAV Group ASA subsidiary Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver a battery pack and associated battery charging control system for its offshore construction vessel
Drilling starts on Norwegian Sea exploration well
Norway continues to develop its North Sea oil and gas assets and on Friday, Neptune Energy, a leading independent international oil and gas exploration and production company, announced that drilling had commenced
Tidewater marks “a satisfying milestone”
Houston-headquartered offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) has released third quarter results that see it report positive net income for the first quarterly period since 2017. “Our third quarter performance reinforces our
USCG: Don’t over estimate DPS systems capabilities
A recent incident involving a DP3 drillship that suffered a complete blackout and subsequent loss of position has prompted the Coast Guard to issue a marine safety alert reminding mariners that dynamic
Bernhard Schulte Offshore to upgrade SOV to CSOV
The SX 175 design offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) Windea Leibniz is back at Norway’s Ulstein Verft for an upgrade. After installation of an adjustable pedestal for the gangway, and a
BOEM finalizes two Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to produce enough clean wind energy to
Crowley, Humboldt Bay to develop and operate California offshore wind terminal
Crowley has signed an agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay in Eureka, Calif., to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California’s first hub
GC Rieber orders two advanced SWATH-based WindKeeper SOVs
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has placed an order with Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for two innovative WindKeeper Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) based on Small Water Area Twin Hull (SWATH) methodology and design.