Next generation walk-to-work gangway now operational
AUGUST 15, 2017 — A next generation Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth motion-compensated gangway is now in operation on the walk-to-work subsea-support vessel VOS Start, the first of two 80 m x 18.4
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CRS report takes a hard look at challenges facing USCG
AUGUST 1, 2017 — Ever increasing safety and environmental regulatory demands put pressures not only on vessel owners and operators, but also on enforcement agencies — including the U.S. Coast Guard. This
VIDEO: Vroon christens first walk-to-work vessel
JULY 25, 2017 — Vroon B.V. christened its first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel in a July 20 ceremony, held at the Damen Shiprepair shipyard in Amsterdam, in which the vessel was named VOS
Keppel Shipyard books contracts worth US$64 million
JUNE 28, 2017 — Singapore headquartered Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) says that its Keppel Shipyard subsidiary has won four contracts worth a total of S$85 million (about US$64 million)
Vroon’s VOS Start starts mobilizing in Amsterdam shipyard
JUNE 6, 2017 — Breda, Netherlands, headquartered Vroon reports that VOS Start, the company’s first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel, has arrived in Amsterdam. The 80 m x 18.4 m vessel, which was built
WSOV to have MAN gensets and electric propulsion system
MAY 31, 2017 — A wind service operation vessel (WSOV) under construction for France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs by Turkish shipbuilder Cemre Marin Endüstri A.Ş, will be equipped with four MAN 8L21/31 variable-speed
Marine Jet Power names Natoce President
MAY 22, 2017 — Waterjet manufacturer Marine Jet Power, Inc. reports that Douglas Natoce has joined the company as President and Regional Director responsible for the Americas. With over 37 years of
New Damen design is aimed at marine renewables sector
MAY 17, 2017 — Damen Shipyards has launched the first of a new type of vessel — Renewables Service Vessel (RSV) 3315, a new type, which has been developed in close cooperation
Gondan launches first SOV to be built in Spain
APRIL 27, 2016 — Spain’s Gondan Shipbuilders reports that its Figueras, Asturias, shipyard has launched the first offshore wind SOV (Service Operation Vessel) to be built in Spain. The event was attended
Wartsila to power first LNG fueled construction vessel
APRIL 18, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for the Orion, the new 210 m offshore construction vessel being built at the Cosco shipyard in China