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MSC extends C-Champion time charter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Edison Chouest Offshore ‘s Offshore Service Vessels, Inc., Cut Off, LA, iwas recently awarded an $8,798,690 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-13-C-2001) to exercise a one-year

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Chouest family buys yacht builder Westport

JUNE 7, 2014 — The assets of Westport Shipyard, Inc., the largest yacht builder in North America, have been acquired by Westport, LLC, an ownership group that includes Gary Chouest and other

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

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Pirates kidnap Chouest captain and chief engineer

OCTOBER 24, 2013 — Reuters is reporting that pirates have attacked an OSV off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both U.S. citizens. Reuters cites U.K. based security

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Island Offshore wins North Sea LWI contract

AUGUST 29, 2013 — Island Offshore, a leading Light Well Intervention (LWI) specialist in which the Chouest and Ulstein family are partners, has been selected by Premier Oil UK Limited to undertake

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Louisiana looks to help McDermott Morgan City workers

AUGUST 19, 2013 — Louisiana officials are working to find alternative employment for workers who will lose their jobs when McDermott International, Inc. closes its Morgan City shipyard. McDermott announced the decision