IHC Merwede launches Subsea 7 pipelayer

MAY 3, 2013 — IHC Merwede has today successfully launched Subsea 7’s 550 t pipelaying vessel, Seven Waves, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The ship will be

Seacor enters the LPG arena

MAY 3, 2013 — Seacor Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) is getting into the LPG sector. It reports that it has executed an agreement with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., through a

Kongsberg to supply back deck system for Kleven newbuild

MAY 3, 2013 — Kongsberg Evotec AS, a Kongsberg Maritime company, will provide the complete back deck solution for handling of up to 20 streamers simultaneously aboard the GC Rieber owned newbuild

Hoegh LNG ship to serve as China’s first FSRU

MAY 2, 2013 — Oslo-headquartered Hoegh LNG’s 145,130 cu.m GDF Suez Cape Anne is to serve as the the first floating storage and regasification unit in China. Delivered from shipbuilder Samsung Heavy

EMAS AMC wins $75 million Statoil subsea contract

MAY 2, 2013 — Singapore headquartered Ezra Holdings Limited reports that its subsea division, EMAS AMC, has been awarded a subsea engineering, procurement and offshore construction contract from Norway’s Statoil for the

Bourbon reports increased first quarter revenues

MAY 2, 2013 — Paris-headquartered offshore services provider Bourbon reports that at Euros 315.1 first quarter revenues were up 13.4 percent compared with first quarter 2012 (EUR 278 million) and stable compared

Havyard orders MacGregor cranes for Nigeria IMR vessel

MAY 2, 2013 — Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has ordered two cranes from Cargotec’s MacGregor subsidiary for installation on the 113 m subsea IMR vessel it is building for Nigeria’s Marine Platforms Limited

Siem orders cable layer to work with wind farm installer

APRIL 30, 2013 — Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., Poland. It covers the construction of a dynamically positioned cable lay vessel (“CLV”) scheduled for

Kuma Shipping to build two PSVs to new Ulstein design

APRIL 29, 2012 — Hong Kong based Kuma Shipping is to build two platform supply vessels of the new Ulstein P128 design at a Chinese shipyard for planned delivery in 2014. The

PGS unveils “ultimate” seismic acquisition ship

APRIL 26 2013 — Oslo-listed Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has unveiled what it says is the “ultimate seismic acquisition platform,” the 24-streamer Ramform Titan which was named today at the MHI shipyard in

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