Hornbeck Offshore is to acquire six more Chouest OSVs

Hornbeck Offshore to acquire 10 vessels from Edison Chouest

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. (HOS) said today that it has entered into definitive vessel purchase agreements with certain affiliates of Edison Chouest Offshore to acquire a total of 10 high-spec new generation

Vroon has sold its offshore fleet

Banks to take control at Vroon Group

Netherlands-based Vroon Group reports that it has reached a preliminary agreement on debt restructuring that will see its lenders become its majority shareholders. “For several years Vroon has been in discussions with

Giant Jan De Nul crane ship floated out

The CMHI Haimen shipyard in China has floated out Jan De Nul’s giant crane ship Les Alizés. Aimed at the offshore renewables and decommissioning market, it will be the largest heavy lift

Sparta FPU will look like Vita FPU

Sembcorp Marine completes first newbuild floater for Shell

Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has completed the Vito Regional Production Facility (RPF) for Shell Offshore Inc. To be deployed in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico some 150 miles southeast of New Orleans in

Valaris offshore rig

Valaris announces multiple offshore contracts

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) has kicked off the New Year by announcing a flurry of contracts. Today it reported that it has been awarded the following new contracts: One-well

K-Line Offshore AHTS

K-Line Offshore AHTS duo finds a buyer

When Tokyo-headquartered K-Line decided to dissolve its Norwegian-based subsidiary K-Line Offshore and sell its vessels, Fosnavåg, Norway-headquartered REM Offshore AS was swift to swoop on its four 2010/2011 built PSVs. So, what

Offshore Windservice takes delivery of SWATH CTV

Recently delivered by Norway’s Oma Baatbyggeri AS shipyard to Thyboron, Denmark-based Offshore Windservice A/S, FOB SWATH 10 is the latest in a series of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTV) that can

Power Transfer Vessel

DNV and PowerX team up on offshore wind power transfer vessels

Classification society DNV has signed a non-binding letter of intent with PowerX, the Japanese company that thinks there’s a better way than subsea cables to bring electricity ashore from offshore wind farms.

Damen delivers new Shoalbuster 3815 SD

Kazakhstan-based Caspian Offshore Construction LLP recently took delivery of a new Damen Shoalbuster 3815 SD. Named the Caspian Amwaj, the vessel was built for stock at Albwardy Damen, a joint venture between

Edda Wind SOV

Edda Wind wins Siemens Gamesa contract for SOV

Haugesund, Norway, headquartered offshore wind service company Edda Wind (OSL:EWIND) reports that it has entered into a five-year contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for a service operation vessel (SOV) currently under

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