Sinopacific books first Mexican OSV order

AUGUST 5, 2014 — China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has signed a contract with Mexican shipping company Naviera Petrolera Integral S.A. de C.V. for the construction of three SPP17A platform supply vessels. They

Damen delivers first of three seismic chasers

AUGUST 4, 2014 — Maskant Shipyards, Stellendam, the Netherlands, a member of Damen Shipyards Group, has delivered 7-Oceans, the first of three 35 m seismic research support vessel (or chasers), to offshore

HOS beats analysts’ expectations

JULY 31, 2014 — Covington, LA, headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 that saw upstream revenue and EBITDA set new quarterly highs

Sinopacific books first domestic OSV orders

JULY 29, 2014 — China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group yesterday signed a contract with Shenzhen Huawei Offshore Shipping Transport Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Salvage Company, for the construction of five offshore

Gulf Island, Bechtel ink offshore project cooperation pact

JULY 25, 2014 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) reports that it has signed a cooperative agreement with Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc. to work together to pursue opportunities for

Harvey Gulf orders hybrid MPFSV at Eastern Shipbuilding

JULY 23, 2014 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc., New Orleans, LA, has awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. a contract to construct a hybrid Multi-Purpose Field Support Vessel (MPFSV) of Robert Allan

Keppel to go looking for mineral rich seabed nodules

JULY 22, 2014 — Ocean Mineral Singapore Pte. Ltd. (OMS) has received approval from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on its application for its first seabed exploration license. OMS is a Singapore-incorporated

Kleven books MPSV order from Malaysian customer

JULY 21, 2014 — Norway’s Kleven shipyard has won a contract from Malaysia based IES Pioneer. It covers construction of a Marin Teknikk design 6015 MPSV, outfitted with a crane, helideck and

Chinese firm invests in Louisiana methanol plant

JULY 21, 2014—A major Chinese chemical company will make a $1.85 billion capital investment in a methanol manufacturing complex on the Mississippi River in Vacherie, La., St. James Parish, according to a

Swire Pacific names second L Class OSV at Maizuru

JULY 21, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd. (SPO) has celebrated the naming of its second L Class vessel, Pacific Legacy. The naming ceremony was held at Maizuru

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