Design advances for new reel-lay vessel for Subsea 7

FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC reports that it has reached the first significant milestone in the design and build process of a 149m x 33m integrated reel-lay vessel for

Governor Murphy moves to get NJ offshore wind back on track

FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed an Executive Order directing the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to fully implement the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act (OWEDA)

GC Rieber secures three year time charter for Polar Onyx

FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with Deepocean BV for the SURF vessel Polar Onyx for a fixed period of three

Two oil majors announce major U.S. GoM deepwater finds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — Oil majors Shell and Total have each announced major oil discoveries in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Shell Offshore Inc. yesterday announced what it called “one of

Vigor to build pioneering wave energy converter buoy

JANUARY 31, 2018 — Irish company Ocean Energy said today that its pioneering OE Buoy wave energy convertor will be built by Oregon-based Vigor and deployed at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy

New York unveils Offshore Wind Master Plan

JANUARY 31, 2018 — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has now released the comprehensive New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, which will guide the development of 2.4 gigawatts of offshore

Rolls-Royce reveals more details on SEACOR hybrid vessels

JANUARY 30, 2018 —Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has released more details on an order it received to deliver battery-powered energy systems for six Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), built by China’s Cosco Guangdong shipyard.

Jackup rig values rise on oil recovery

JANUARY 26, 2018 —Rising oil prices have increased interest in secondhand for jack-up rigs, pushing asset values up 36 percent from a year ago, according to data compiled by VesselsValue. VV’s Fixed

BASSnet’s first implementation in oil platform market

JANUARY 25, 2018 — ERP software solution provider BASS, Lysaker, Norway, reports that it has implemented six modules from its BASSnet Fleet Management System in Jadestone Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd’s (Jadestone) office

SEACOR will upgrade three more PSVs to hybrid power

JANUARY 25, 2018 — Tightening emission regulations in combination with such advantages as energy efficiency, life cycle maintenance, and crew comfort are steering more ship operators towards hybrid propulsion solutions. “There is

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