OMSA President Aaron Smith commenys on video and audio surveillance requirements

OMSA hails USCG release of a roadmap for Jones Act vessels to aid in disaster recovery

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has praised the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for issuing a policy letter(CG-CVC Policy Letter 22-03) that, it says, “provides a transparent and expedited process for domestic

offshore wind terminal

Crowley moves forward on Salem Wind terminal

In the latest milestone toward the development of the second major offshore wind port terminal in Massachusetts, Crowley has completed the purchase of 42 acres in Salem. The Salem Harbor Wind Terminal

seaglider

TotalEnergies eyes seagliders for offshore platform crew transfers

Are all-electric seagliders the future for getting personnel to offshore platforms? French super major TotalEnergies is looking at the idea. It has reached an agreement with Massachusetts-based start-up REGENT (Regional Electric Ground

C-Innovation will support new Titanic expedition

C-Innovation and Grand Isle Shipyard win plug and abandonment contract

C-Innovation (C-I) and Grand Isle Shipyard, LLC (GIS), two strategic oil and gas industry partners, have been awarded a plug and abandonment contract by Helix Alliance Decom LLC to provide pre-feed services

Ulstein HX122

Ulstein develops scaled up offshore wind foundation installer

With analysts and brokers predicting a significant shortage of offshore wind foundation installation vessels —and with the projected sizes of those foundations growing — Ulstein has expanded its portfolio with the Ulstein

Bourbon Wind

Bourbon creates new offshore wind division

Building on more than 10 years experience in the installation of the main floating wind farm prototypes in Europe, Paris-headquartered offshore services specialist Bourbon has established a new division dedicated to offshore

Vessel powered with hydrogen dual fuel engines

Windcat Workboats plans another 6 hydrogen-fueled CTVs

Windcat Workboats and CMB Tech, both part of the CMB, have announced plan to order an additional six hydrogen-fueled crew transfer vessels (CTVs) by 2024. This follows the delivery of the Hydrocat

PSV that will get battery package

Tidewater to add battery pack to Norwegian-flag PSV

Tidewater Rederi AS, the Norwegian subsidiary of Houston-headquartered offshore services giant Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) is to retrofit its platform supply vessel North Pomor with a battery pack. It has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems

St Johns Shipbuilding lays CTV keel

St. Johns Ship Building lays keel for first CTV in 6 vessel series

Palatka, Fla., based St. Johns Ship Building has held a keel laying for the first of the six aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on order at the shipyard for Atlantic Wind Transfers

New turbines will need new anchor handlers

Damen plans new, bigger, anchor handler class for floating wind

The U.S. is not alone in having ambitious targets for floating offshore wind. Forecasts indicate that by 2050 over 200 GW of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation worldwide,

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