Grounded wind turbine installation barge capsizes

FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Danish offshore windfarm installation specialist A2Sea reports that, due to harsh weather, its jack-up installation barge Sea Worker capsized Tuesday night while still grounded after a January 27

MacGregor claims major advance in handling loads at depth

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 —In what its Vice President, R&D and Technology, Baard Trondahl Alsaker calls “an important advance for handling loads at depth,” Cargotec Corporation’s MacGregor subsidiary and Parkburn Precision Handling Systems

Chinese yard to build Zentech-design liftboats

FEBRUARY 2, 2016—Zentech Incorporated, Houston, TX, has signed contracts with China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company Limited for the construction of two Z-210 Mobile Offshore Units. These contracts were finalized based on

BP pulls plug on Support Vessel contract with Oceaneering

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 — Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE: OII) reports that a unit of BP p.l.c.  (NYSE: BP) has exercised its right, under a Field Support Vessel Services contract that was entered

Polarcus trims executive positions

FEBRUARY 1, 2016 — More heads are rolling at seismic vessel operator Polarcus under what the geophysical company says is a plan providing it with “a business model to withstand a prolonged

Joint venture targets offshore, marine winches and cranes

FEBRUARY 1, 2016—Scantrol, MEC/MJR and Hydrofit have formed a new U.K.-based joint venture called Dynamic Integrating that will offer electric and hydraulic drive and control solutions for marine and offshore winches. Derek

Rolls-Royce marks LARS sales milestone

JANUARY 26, 2016 — Rolls-Royce is to supply two Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) to DOF Subsea for installation aboard its 104.2 m ROV construction support vessel Skandi Neptune. They will be

Keppel FELS delivers its first rig of 2016

JANUARY 25, 2016 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) reports that its Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore has delivered its first rig of the year. The unit, the Halul, a KFELS

Farstad sells another PSV at a loss

JANUARY 22, 2016 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA is booking another loss on the sale of a platform supply vessel. On January 15, it reported the sale of the PSV Far Scandia,

Navy kicks off Great Green Fleet alternative fuel initiative

JANUARY 21, 2016 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) left the pier at Coronado, CA, yesterday burning a fuel that’s a mixture of waste beef fat and

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