$1 million penalty in oil platform pollution case

OCTOBER 17, 2014 — Under a settlement agreement with the United States,  ATP Infrastructure Partners LP (ATP-IP) will pay a $1 million civil penalty and perform corrective measures to resolve claims by

Maersk Supply orders six Anchor Handlers at Kleven

OCTOBER 16, 2014 — Maersk Supply Service has placed an order with Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime A/S for six Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels with options for four additional vessels. The 95

Harvey Gulf expands into Mexico

OCTOBER 11, 2014 — New Orleans headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC has established Harvey Gulf International Marine de Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. “We recognize the growth potential in the Mexican market

Tidewater names new VP of Engineering

OCTOBER 7, 2014—New Orleans-based offshore marine service company Tidewater Inc. recently named Latif Benhaddad  as its Vice President of Engineering. As Vice President of Engineering, Benhaddad reports to Tidewater COO Jeff Gorski, and is

New partnership aims for offshore wind in Americas

OCTOBER 7, 2014—U.S.-based Renewable NRG Systems and Belgium’s FLiDAR recently entered an exclusive partnership for the distribution of FLiDAR’s offshore wind measurement buoys in the Americas. The deal calls for Renewable NRG

Grandweld books order for two crew boats

OCTOBER 3, 2014 — Grandweld Shipyards, Dubai, has won a contract to design and build two 42 m crew boats for Fujairah National Shipping Agency (FNSA). The contract was signed on September

Island Offshore orders another at Vard

OCTOBER 3, 2014 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, has placed an order with shipbuilder Vard for an 86 m x 18.5 m offshore support vessel.

Candies newbuild to have Siemens diesel-electric solution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 — A 107 m x 22 m Subsea Support & Construction Vessel (SSCV) being built by Otto Candies LLC at its Candies Shipbuilding yard in Houma, LA , is

Edison Chouest Offshore’s new 300 ft Class PSV

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014—Back in May, Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, delivered the Ms. Charlotte, the first in a series of four 300 Class deepwater platform supply vessels for Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Galliano,

DNV GL issues guidance on jacking gear

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014—Jack-up rig safety can be severely compromised by jacking gear failure. An incident in which a rig tilted in a Singapore shipyard last year injured 90 workers. In that incident,

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