Siem orders two more dual fuel PSVs

DECEMBER 30, 2013 — Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into contracts with Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A.for four dual fueled platform supply vessels of Wärtsilä’x VS 4411 DF design. The vessels have scheduled

Siemens to supply wind turbines for Cape Wind

DECEMBER 24, 2013—Under a recently signed contract with Cape Wind LLC, Siemens will supply the first commercial offshore wind farm in the U.S., with 3.6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines, an offshore Electric

Pacific Radiance exercises PSV options

DECEMBER 19, 2013 — Singapore headquartered Pacific Radiance Ltd. has exercised its options to add two further Ulstein PX 121 design platforms supply vessels to the two that it ordered in September

Former BP engineer found guilty of destroying evidence

DECEMBER 18, 2013 — Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, was convicted today of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Viking Supply Ships opens Canada office

DECEMBER 18, 2013 — Rederi AB TransAtlantic subsidiary Viking Supply Ships (VSS)(OSE:VSS01) has opened an office in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Viking Supply Ships has had several vessels working in Canada over

Shipyard DeHoop wins 10 PSV order

DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Shipyard DeHoop, Tolkamar, Netherlands, has been awarded a contract to design, build and deliver 10 Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The PSVs

Atwood takes delivery of first of four drillships

DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) has taken delivery of the drillship Atwood Advantage from the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. The

China’s JES cuts steel for first PSV pair

DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Underscoring the fact that Chinese shipyards that originally targeted the largest ships are now looking much lower down the tonnage scale, Singapore-listed JES International Holdings Limited has commenced

Halul Offshore orders six in India

DECEMBER 11, 2013 — Qatar Navigation subsidiary Halul Offshore Services has placed an order with India’s L&T Shipbuilding covering design, construction, trials and commissioning of four Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and two

Keppel FELS to start build of CAN DO drillship

DECEMBER 11, 2013 — Though it has yet to firm up a customer for the vessel, Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard is to start construction of the first CAN DO drillship. When completed

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