Toisa MOCV to have Siemens drive and power solutions

MARCH 13, 2014 — The Ulstein X-bowed multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) that Hyundai Heavy Industries is building at its Ulsan, South Korea shipyard for Toisa Ltd (see earlier story) will have

Rolls-Royce opens new training center in Brazil

MARCH 12, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has opened a new training center to cater for customers operating vessels with Rolls-Royce systems in Brazil’s deep water oil and gas fields. The center is located

CIMC Raffles books jack-up order

MARCH 12, 2014 — Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (CIMC Raffles), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIMC Group, has secured an order from Thaumas Marine, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s Coastal Contracts Bhd, to

Vard gets LOI for its largest ship yet

MARCH 11, 2014 — Vard has received a Letter of Intent from Solstad Offshore for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV). If firmed up, the contract

Mermaid Marine firms up PSV contract with Inpex

MARCH 10, 2014 — Mermaid Marine Australia Limited has firmed up a letter of intent it received earlier and has been awarded a contract for two platform supply vessels for long-term production

McDermott books Arabian Gulf EPCI contract

MARCH 6, 2014 — McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) reports that a subsidiary has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”) project by an operator in the Arabian Gulf.

ABS to class Chouest, Island OCV newbuild duo

MARCH 5, 2014 — ABS is to class the two Ulstein SX 165 design offshore construction vessels ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore through the company Island Ventures II LLC

Scana propulsion picked for Bourbon arctic AHTS

MARCH 5, 2014 — Scana Industrier ASA reports that its subsidiary Scana Propulsion has signed a contract with Vard’s Brattvåg shipyard for delivery of a propulsion system for the Arctic AHTS ordered

Ulstein delivers Polar Onyx

MARCH 5, 2014 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard has delivered the offshore construction vessel Polar Onyx to GC Rieber Shipping. She is now headed to Huisman Schiedam in the Netherlands for installation

Keppel FELS wins order for new design jack-up

MARCH 3, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract from TS Offshore Limited, to construct an ultra-high

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