Historic Turku ferry converted to all-electric operation

APRIL 28, 2017 — Finland’s oldest operating ferry will be relaunched tomorrow as its first all-electric passenger vessel after being fitted with a Visedo zero-emission electric drivetrain. The historic ferry Föri initially

Bourbon to moor France’s first floating offshore wind turbine

APRIL 28, 2017 — Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has been awarded a contract for the mooring installation of FLOATGEN, the first floating wind turbine in France. Designed by Ideol, it is

Giant OCV Island Venture to play key role for new alliance

APRIL 28, 2017 — The giant OCV Island Venture, delivered by Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard at the beginning of the year, will play a key role in a strategic alliance announced yesterday

Songa Offshore uses IoT to track assets on Cat D rigs

APRIL 26, 2017 — Songa Offshore is using an IoT (Internet of Things) solution from Linköping, Sweden, headquartered enterprise applications specialist IFS to make data captured by oil rig assets accessible in

Incat Crowther to design 18 m dive support cats

APRIL 24, 2017 — Incat Crowther has been awarded a contract by Legacy Marine Group of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for the design of two new 18 meter catamaran dive support vessels

Siem Offshore wins multiple contracts worldwide

APRIL 21, 2017 — There are offshore support vessel contract opportunities in many places besides the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico — for those who can provide the right vessel

Rolls-Royce to provide mooring system for Njord A upgrade

APRIL 20, 2017 — Kvaerner has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract worth about $19.2 million to provide a mooring system for Statoil’s Njord A oil platform Originally delivered in 1997 Njord A is

Strong crude exports from North Sea, GOM

APRIL 19, 2017—While overall seaborne demand for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) and Suezmax tankers was down 4.6% in the first quarter of this year as compared with the previous quarter, there

Pipelay vessel snags long term charter from Petrobras

APRIL 19, 2017 — DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC report that the Skandi Búzios, a pipelay support vessel (PLSV) owned by the joint venture formed between DOF Subsea (50%) TechnipFMC (50%), last week

Rotortug infield support vessel will operate in Timor Sea

APRIL 18, 2017 — Construction of a Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) designed ART 100-46 class infield support vessel (ISV) is well underway at Damen Shipyards Sharjah, UAE for KT Maritime Services Australia

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