The U.S. Coast Guard has granted ABS the authority to issue Certificates of Fitness on its behalf to U.S.-flagged offshore supply vessels (OSVs) that transport or handle limited amounts of hazardous and
The National Oil Spill Commission set up by President Obama after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy has now issued its full report. It had already released the key findings in a prerelease of
The National Oil Spill Commission has released the key findings from its extensive investigation into the causes of the blowout of BP’s Macondo well. Though the full report will be released January
Norway’s Volstad Maritime has ordered a Skipsteknisk ST-259 CD design offshore construction vessel at Bergen Group Fosen. The order is worth around NOK 725 million and includes an option for a second
The jack-up ordering spree continues. Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited has secured its fourth order for a KFELS B Class jack-up within the span of a month. Worth about US$180 million, the order
Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) has entered into an agreement for the construction of two high-specification heavy duty, harsh environment jack-up offshore drilling rigs with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The
Singapore’s ST Marine (Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd.) has secured its first contract from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It is to to double-hull the 157.2 m long combat logistics vesse HMAS Success,
Attorney General Eric Holder says the U.S. Justice Department has brought a civil suit in New Orleans federal court against BP Exploration and Production Inc. and eight other companies involved in the
While most of the headlines about offshore renewable energy focus on offshore wind, there are other things out there, too. A reminder of this comes with the release by Ocean Power Technologies,
As shipping markets recover, the industry will most probably face a tightening labor market, with recurrent shortages for officers, cautions Douglas Lang of ship management group Anglo Eastern. Mr. Lang is chairman
