Gulf Island Fab books Trinidad offshore project

JULY 2, 2015 — Houston based Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), announced today reports that, through its subsidiary Gulf Island L.L.C., it has signed a contract with an oil and gas

Havyard books order for subsea vessel

JULY 1, 2015 — Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has signed a contract with an undisclosed “international shipping company” for a subsea vessel that will be built to a new Havyard 858 L WE

Deepwater Horizon defendant gets a new trial

JULY 1, 2015 — Former BP engineer Kurt Mix, who was convicted of obstruction of justice in the Deepwater Horizon case after he allegedly deleted multiple e-mails, has had his conviction dismissed

Atlantic City wind farm decision headed to NJ Supreme Court

JUNE 29, 2015 — Fishermen’s Energy is taking its case to build a 25 MW offshore wind farm off Atlantic City to the New Jersey Supreme Court after being rejected twice by

Rough ride for Petrobras-exposed offshore drillers

JUNE 23, 2015—Investment banker Cowen and Company remains cautious on its outlook for shares of stocks of Petrobras-exposed offshore drillers, expecting “significant CAPEX cuts will keep activity offshore Brazil subdued through the

Esvagt orders crew change vessel at Zamakona

JUNE 22, 2015 — Esbjerg, Denmark based Esvagt has ordered an 88.4 m x 15 m crew change vessel from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona, which in turn has signed an order with

Tidewater sells 1999-built crew/supply boat

JUNE 17, 2015 — Marcon International, Inc, Coupeville, WA, reports that Tidewater Marine International Inc. has sold its 1999-built crew/supply vessel Merlin Tide to private European operators for continued operation in oilfield

Austal wins another crew boat contract

JUNE 16, 2015 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has secured a further offshore vessel contract. It covers the construction of one 57.6 m High Speed Catamaran Crew Boat for an undisclosed operator based

ABS to class Baoham Offshore newbuilds

JUNE 16, 2015 — ABS is to class a drilling semisubmersible and a liftboat for Baoham Offshore (HK) Ltd. Baoham already has one ABS classed liftboats under construction and the two newbuilds

Report raises questions on OSV industry safety culture

JUNE 12, 2015 — According to a report commissioned by ClassNK subsidiary Helm Operations, some 50% of crews working on offshore support vessels are willing to compromise safety rather than say “no”

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