Statoil invites tenders for new category D offshore rigs
Norway’s Statoil is sending out an invitation to tender for a new type of drilling rig. It is specially designed by the industry on behalf of Statoil for mature fields on the
Cosco Dalian goes to Inocean AS for drillship design
China’s Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd. has awarded Norwegian naval architect firm Inocean a contract for development and basic design of a new compact ultra deepwater drillship, INO-80, suitable for global operation.
OSD designs compact but powerful OSV’s and tugs
IJmuiden, Netherlands, based Offshore Ship Designers is to design a new compact but powerful AHT offshore support vessel for Netherlands-based Neptune Marine Service BV. The order follows a recent contract for the
Wärtsilä wins design and diesel electric contracts for Sartor newbuild
A multi-purpose offshore rescue and response vessel ordered by Norway’s Sartor Offshore AS at the Bergen Group BMV shipyard is to be built to Wärtsilä VS465 design and will have a complete
OSG reports more red ink, but sees signs of market turnaround
Tanker giant Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) reported a loss for the first quarter of FY 2011, ended March 31, 2011, of $34.6 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared with a
Bin Laden buried at sea from USS Carl Vinson
Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said in Washington, D.C., today, reports Navy News Service. The religious rites were performed aboard
BOEMRE reduces offshore Massachussetts wind lease area
BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich says the agency is reducing the area under consideration for future commercial wind energy leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. This reduction is in
STX France gets order for zero-emissions ferry
The communities of Cap L’Orient on the coast of Brittany, France, have selected STX France’s Lanester shipyard to build a new “zero emissions” eco-friendly ferry. Ten companies responded to a call for
Kleven to build LNG-fueled PSV for Rem Offshore
Norway’s Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a newbuilding contract with shipbuilder Kleven Maritime. It covers the construction of one gas-fueled platform supply vessel of the VS 499 LNG design. The new
Maritime industry set for second Washington Sail-In
Nearly 200 American maritime industry representatives from throughout the country will descend on Washington, D.C. for the second-annual “Sail-In” on Wednesday, May 4. The broad grassroots education event is designed to update