Esvagt orders Havyard 832 MPV to support Hess contract

JUNE 6, 2016 —Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered offshore services specialist Esvagt is ordering a newbuild Havyard 832 MPV multifunctional vessel to support an expansion in the scope of a contract with Hess. Esvagt

New York offshore wind lease sale a step nearer

JUNE 6, 2016 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced the proposed lease sale of 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing.   The proposed lease

DOF Subsea reports contract wins

JUNE 1, 2016 — DOF Subsea reports that it has been awarded several ROV and diving contracts for the vessel Skandi Achiever in the North Sea and the North America region, securing

Subsea 7 takes $47 million hit in Brazil

JUNE 1, 2016 — Oslo-listed Subsea 7 S.A. reports the early termination of the day-rate contract for its  Pipelay Support Vessel (PLSV), Seven Mar, working for Petrobras, offshore Brazil, effective May 31,

Jurong delivers rig built for Hercules to Maersk

MAY 31 2016 — Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard, has delivered the high-specification jack-up rig Maersk Highlander (formerly known as Hercules Highlander) to Maersk Highlander UK Ltd. This follows the announcement last week

Rolls-Royce to design and equip Ostensjo wind farm vessel

MAY 26, 2016 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan to supply the design and equipment for the second UT 540 WP design Service Operation Vessel (SOV) that

Eastern launches 340 ft MPFSV for Harvey Gulf

MAY 24, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, reports that its Allanton Shipyard last month launched Harvey Blue-Sea (Hull 250) the second of two 340 ft multi-purpose service vessels

First findings of wind propulsion study to be released

MAY 19, 2016—Dagmar Nelissen, senior researcher and consultant at CE Delft, will present the preliminary findings of  an EU-funded study “Analysis of market potentials and market barriers for wind propulsion technologies for

First ALP Maritime SX17 named at Niigata

MAY 19, 2016—The first of four Ulstein SX157 design ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessels was named ALP Striker in a shipyard ceremony last week. The four vessels, each with a

Offshore companies ink MOU on engineering standards

MAY 18, 2016 — McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) reports that it and 14 other leading offshore companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish engineering industry standards. Known as the

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