$11 million Jones Act penalty is largest ever

APRIL 5, 2017 — Furie Operating Alaska LLC has agreed to pay $10 million to satisfy a civil penalty originally assessed against it by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) for violating

Clashing views on CBP Jones Act ruling revisions

APRIL 4, 2017 — On January 18, the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) announced proposed modifications and revocations to around 30 identified rulings, as well as additional unidentified rulings, related to

Seadrill warns of Chapter 11: Share price plummets

APRIL 4, 2017 — Shares in John Fredriken’s Seadrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) plunged today as the drilling contractor warned that a restructuring plan it is working on “will likely involve schemes of arrangement

ABB teams with Presserv on vessel stacking service

With OSV stacking continuing, ABB’s marine and ports business is partnering with Norway’s Presserv AS to offer maintenance packages for vessels that serve the oil and gas industry and that are laid-up

ABB teams with Presserv on vessel stacking service

With OSV stacking continuing, ABB’s marine and ports business is partnering with Norway’s Presserv AS to offer maintenance packages for vessels that serve the oil and gas industry and that are laid-up

Caustic soda spill leads to costly deck damage

MARCH 28, 2017 — The USCG Headquarters Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has issued a “lessons learned” circular on the hazards of chemical spills. Earlier this year several Coast Guard marine

Tidewater: Business as usual as waiver expires

MARCH 28, 2017 — Offshore service vessel provider Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that the latest waiver of covenant default from its lenders and noteholders expired in accordance with its terms

Economou’s Ocean Rig files for bankruptcy

MARCH 28, 2017 — Deepwater drilling company Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) and various subsidiaries have entered into a restructuring support agreement with creditors and have presented winding up petitions in the

VIDEO: Damen launches walk-to-work wind farm SOV

MARCH 27, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built offshore wind Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability,. When completed, Bibby

Key players sign off on OSV sector mega merger

MARCH 24, 2017 — The major players have now signed off on the statutory next step in the plans that will see Solstad Offshore ASA, Farstad Shipping ASA and Deep Sea Supply

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