Giant crane vessel features GE high voltage solution

JULY 13, 2016 —   GE’s Marine Solutions business is to provide a high-voltage system to power and propel the world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Sleipnir, currently under construction at the Sembcorp

Hercules Offshore sells jack-up for $3.16 million

JULY 12, 2016 —  Houston headquartered offshore drilling contracror Hercules Offshore, Inc. (OTC Pink: HEROQ) said yesterday that its subsidiary, Hercules International Drilling Ltd., entered into an agreement to sell the jack-up

U.S. publishes Final Rule on Arctic OCS drilling

JULY 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of the Interior has released final regulations for any future exploratory drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS.) “With the United States

Keppel Shipyard books four contracts

JULY 7, 2016 — Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard has secured four contracts worth a total of about S$120 million (about US$ 89 million from repeat customers. The first is from BW Catcher Limited,

Vard to terminate Rem Offshore newbuilding order

JUNE 27, 2014 — Vard Holdings Limited has agreed in principle to terminate a shipbuilding contract with Rem Offshore ASA in return for a compensation. The contract with Rem for one Offshore

Ulstein delivers X-Stern wind farm SOV

JUNE 23, 2016 — Bernard Schulte Offshore today took delivery of the first of two 88 m x 18 m wind farm service operation vessels ordered from Norway’s Ulstein Verft in 2015.

Damen and Ampelmann team on crew transfer

JUNE 22, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group has teamed up with Delft, Netherlands, headquartered access system specialist Ampelmann, to conduct tests with Ampelmann’s L-Type system on board a Damen Fast Crew Supplier

USCG creates job aid for LNG fuel system inspections

JUNE 17, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard has created a Domestic Vessel LNG Fuel System Inspection Job Aid. Prepared by the Liquefied Gas Carrier (LGC) National Center of Expertise (NCOE), the

Stena Weco christens new product tanker

JUNE 15, 2016—The 50,000 dwt chemical and product tanker Stenaweco Impulse was recently named at Langelinie Pier in the center of Copenhagen at a christening ceremony attended by 300 guests. H.R.H. Crown

BOA Offshore gets Technip contract in GoM

JUNE 15, 2016 — Trondheim, Norway, headquartered BOA AS says that Technip USA Inc. has awarded it a contract  for light construction, heavy lift and possible umbilical lay operations and installations in

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