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DP World acquires Topaz Energy in $1.1 billion deal

Dubai headquartered global port operator DP World has acquired Topaz Energy and Marine Limited from Renaissance Services SAOG and Standard Chartered Private Equity/Affirma Capital in a deal valued at $1,079 million. Topaz,

Damen lays keel of 70 m fast crew change vessel

Damen Shipyards has laid the keel of the first FCS 7011 fast crew change vessel. It is being built at Damen’s Antalya, Turkey, shipyard and, at 70 meters in length, will be

Ørsted is preferred bidder for NJ offshore wind farm

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has selected Ocean Wind, an offshore wind energy project proposed by Ørsted with support from Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), to negotiate a 20-year

Wight Shipyard launches Wind Farm Support Vessel series

Britain’s Wight Shipyard Co. Ltd (WSC) is breaking into the Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) market with the launch of its new Vortisea brand, designed in collaboration with Incat Crowther. According to

ABS to class Harvey Gulf battery hybrid OSVs

ABS has been selected to class two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) being retrofitted with battery/converter systems by Harvey Gulf International Marine. The Harvey Energy will become the first ABS-classed dual fuel and

Harvey Gulf books long-term PSV charters in Nigeria

Harvey Gulf International Marine reports that it has signed two, one-year charters in Nigeria for the placement of two U.S. flag, 3,250 dwt DPS-2 Platform Supply Vessels, both fully capable of safely

Atlantic Towing orders battery hybrid PSV

Canada’s Atlantic Towing Limited, part of the J.D. Irving group, is to add a state of the art Havyard 833 WE platform supply vessel to its fleet — and likely at a

BMT designs U.S. CTVs with whales in mind

The two BMT-designed Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) being built to service Ørsted U.S. offshore wind projects will have some significant differences from similar vessels built for the European market. As we reported

C-Innovation wins major RLWI contract

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) group affiliate, has won a significant contract to perform Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) activities for BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The initial

Chartwell to design hybrid for U.S. East Coast operation

Back in October last year, U.K. naval architectural consultancy Chartwell Marine unveiled a crew transfer vessel design aimed at the U.S. offshore wind market (see earlier story). Now the firm reports that

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