Secunda Canada orders AHTS at Remontowa
MAY 6, 2014 — Secunda Canada LP, which is 50% owned by Siem Offshore, has entered into an agreement with Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd and ExxonMobil Canada Properties for the
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Vard: profits dip, but orders soar
APRIL 29, 2014 — Specialist shipbuilder and designer Vard Holdings Limited (which is 55.63% owned by Fincantieri) saw first quarter operating profit drop to NOK 123 million compared to NOK 275 million
Arctic AHTS to have Rolls-Royce engines and deck machinery
APRIL 8, 2014 — Rolls-Royce is to deliver deck machinery and engines for the arctic Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) recently ordered from Vard by Bourbon Offshore Norway (see earlier story).
Canada’s Atlantic Towing takes delivery of AHTS from Jaya
FEBRUARY 11, 2014 – J.D. Irving Ltd’s Halifax, Nova Scotia, based Atlantic Towing has taken delivery of a second newbuild ice class anchor handling tug supply from Singapore’s Jaya Holdings. The 16,000
Petrobras approves more OSV contracts
FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Brazilian national oil company Petrobras reports that its Executive Board has approved the contracting of eight support vessels for its offshore activities. They are part of the third
Otto Marine books North Sea contract for newest AHTS
FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — Singapore headquartered Otto Marine has secured a charter contract worth $40 million for the Go Pegasus, a 24,000 bhp AHTS recently completed at its Batam, Indonesia, shipyard. Go
Nam Cheong books orders worth $70 million
JANUARY 28, 2014 — Malaysian shipbuilder Nam Cheong Limited has booked orders worth $70 million from repeat customer, Aberdeen, Scotland, based Sentinel Marine. They cover four Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRV)
Otto Marine to name second 24,000 bhp AHTS
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 — Singapore’s Otto Marine is to hold a naming ceremony tomorrow to celebrate completion of Go Phoenix, the second of four 24,000bhp AHTS being built at its Batam, Indonesia,
Otto Marine in AHTS sale and leaseback deal
JULY 29, 2013 — Singapore’s Otto Marine has entered into a $170 million sale and leaseback deal for two 21,000 bhp VS491 design AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels). Otto Marine says
Marco Polo Indonesian unit acquires newbuild AHTS
JUNE 21, 2013 — Singapore based Marco Polo Marine Ltd says that its 49.6%-owned Indonesian subsidiary, PT Pelayaran Nasional Buana Bina Raya TBK, has acquired and taken delivery of a newly built