Farstad Shipping vessels win charter contracts

FEBRUARY 27, 2017 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has been awarded a number of charter contracts that, says CEO Karl-Johan Bakken, show its ability to to efficiently and safely return vessels from

Environmental regulations to shape tanker market

FEBRUARY 25, 2017—Over the next five years, international environmental regulations will have a major impact on the tanker market, according to a recent report by marine transport advisors McQuilling Services, LLC. In

McDermott acquires former Ceona flag ship

FEBRUARY 21, 2017 — McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) has emerged as the new owner of the former flagship of the now defunct U.K. SURF and heavy subsea construction contractor Ceona. When news

Brazilian shipyard delivers 43 m subsea DSV

FEBRUARY 20, 2017 — Brazil’s Arpoador Shipyard has delivered the Oceanicasub V, the second of two Incat Crowther designed 43 m monohull subsea dive support vessels (SDSV) owned and operated by Oceanica

Coast Guard rescues four crew members from lift boat

FEBRUARY 16, 2017 — The Coast Guard rescued four crew members aboard a lift boat, the Superior Trust, as it became unstable near Southwest Pass, Louisiana, yesterday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans

TOFCO completes milestone Trinidad and Tobago offshore structure

FEBRUARY 12, 2017 —Trinidad Offshore Fabricators Unlimited (TOFCO) recently completed work for the Juniper offshore gas platform topsides at its facility in La Brea, Trinidad. The project is the largest offshore structure

Polarcus to bareboat second vessel to Sovcomflot

FEBRUARY 9, 2017 — Geophysical company Polarcus Limited is set to bareboat charter a second of the seven seismic vessels in its fleet to the SCF Geo subsidiary of Russia’s Sovcomflot. A

Louis Dreyfus orders wind farm vessel at Cemre Shipyard

FEBRUARY 8, 2017 — Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group, Paris, France, has ordered a new Wind Farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) based on a design from Salt Ship Design in Stord, Norway. The

New jack-up design targets next gen wind turbines

FEBRUARY 7, 2017— Ulstein and Rotterdam headquartered offshore consultancy SeaOwls have launched a pioneering heavy-lift jack-up vessel design called SOUL aimed at installing the next generation 10-12 MW offshore wind turbines in

Norwegian players plan OSV sector merger

FEBRUARY 6, 2017 — With tough times persisting in the offshore services sector, stakeholders are planning a three way merger of Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply. What will emerge,

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