JUNE 29, 2012 —Wärtsilä is to supply integrated power solutions to six new offshore Pipe Laying Vessels (PLVs) being built for operation in Brazilian waters. The majority of the orders were booked
JUNE 19, 2012 — Rolls-Royce has delivered 13 large azimuth thrusters for Pieter Schelte, the world’s largest construction vessel, currently being built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea. for Switzerland
Dockwise Ltd. says it “has engineered the most innovative semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel in history and redefined the limits of heavy marine transport with the design of the Dockwise Vanguard. Additionally, the Dockwise
Houston-headquartered Vantage Drilling Company (NYSE Amex: VTG) reports that it has signed a definitive agreement with Valencia Drilling Company to acquire the rights and obligations under the construction contract for the ultra-deepwater
Wärtsilä is to supply the power and positioning system for the two new Cat D offshore drilling rigs being built for Songa Offshore AS at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co.Ltd
Bergen, Norway, headquartered Odfjell Drilling has been awarded a significant pre-contract award with BP for the provision of a newbuild, semi-submersible offshore drilling unit for use in the U.K.’s West of Shetland
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has started construction of what will be the world’s largest floating dock. It will be 85.6 m wide, 432 m long and 130,000 DWT
A joint venture formed by Technip (50%) and Odebrecht Oil & Gas (OOG, 50%) has received a letter of award from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the charter and operation, during a
Houston-headquartered Atwood Oceanics, Inc. says that on October 15, 2011, wholly-owned subsidiary Alpha Eagle Company entered into a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., to construct an
Aker Drilling Offshore Services Public Ltd., Cyprus, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aker Drilling ASA, has signed a letter of intent with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea for the
