Eidesvik gets first offshore wind sector contract

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — Norwegian offshore service vessel specialist Eidesvik has chartered its subsea vessel Acergy Viking to Siemens Wind Power for nine months as an accommodation and service vessel in German

Grounded wind turbine installation barge capsizes

FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Danish offshore windfarm installation specialist A2Sea reports that, due to harsh weather, its jack-up installation barge Sea Worker capsized Tuesday night while still grounded after a January 27

MacGregor claims major advance in handling loads at depth

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 —In what its Vice President, R&D and Technology, Baard Trondahl Alsaker calls “an important advance for handling loads at depth,” Cargotec Corporation’s MacGregor subsidiary and Parkburn Precision Handling Systems

Chinese yard to build Zentech-design liftboats

FEBRUARY 2, 2016—Zentech Incorporated, Houston, TX, has signed contracts with China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company Limited for the construction of two Z-210 Mobile Offshore Units. These contracts were finalized based on

BP pulls plug on Support Vessel contract with Oceaneering

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 — Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE: OII) reports that a unit of BP p.l.c.  (NYSE: BP) has exercised its right, under a Field Support Vessel Services contract that was entered

Polarcus trims executive positions

FEBRUARY 1, 2016 — More heads are rolling at seismic vessel operator Polarcus under what the geophysical company says is a plan providing it with “a business model to withstand a prolonged

Joint venture targets offshore, marine winches and cranes

FEBRUARY 1, 2016—Scantrol, MEC/MJR and Hydrofit have formed a new U.K.-based joint venture called Dynamic Integrating that will offer electric and hydraulic drive and control solutions for marine and offshore winches. Derek

Rolls-Royce marks LARS sales milestone

JANUARY 26, 2016 — Rolls-Royce is to supply two Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) to DOF Subsea for installation aboard its 104.2 m ROV construction support vessel Skandi Neptune. They will be

Keppel FELS delivers its first rig of 2016

JANUARY 25, 2016 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) reports that its Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore has delivered its first rig of the year. The unit, the Halul, a KFELS

Farstad sells another PSV at a loss

JANUARY 22, 2016 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA is booking another loss on the sale of a platform supply vessel. On January 15, it reported the sale of the PSV Far Scandia,

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