Offshore vessel construction: Waiting on the wind
At one time, offshore service vessels were the bread and butter work of many U.S. Gulf Coast shipbuilders. Those days are long gone and, with them, a few shipyards. The big hope
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Jones Act Enforcer crew meets with U.S Customs and Border Protection
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) reports that the crew of the Jones Act Enforcer met this week with Michael Hebert, the head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Jones
How Viking’s Mississippi cruise ship will obtain Jones Act compliance
Torstein Hagen’s Viking River Cruises looks to be moving right along with its plans to offer its first U.S. river cruises. They are set to start one year from now, in August
OMSA deploys Jones Act enforcement vessel
The Offshore Marine Services Association (OMSA) is to use a vessel that it has named the Jones Act Enforcer to gather video and photographic evidence of Jones Act violations. Evidence of violations
Saltchuk Holdings makes offer for OSG
Jones Act tanker and ATB operator Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG), said today that, “following receipt by the company of a non-binding indication of interest to acquire all of the issued
Will California open up the Golden Gate for floaters?
U.S. offshore wind development is picking up pace, with the Biden administration doing everything open to it to remove kinks from the regulatory pipeline. With multiple Atlantic Coast projects moving along, the
PODCAST: Designing a Jones Act compliant WTIV
As part of a joint development project with Lloyd’s Register North America, NETSCO engineers and naval architects are responsible for the concept design of a Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel.
VIDEO: F&G offers further wind turbine installation solution
Houston-headquartered Friede & Goldman Ltd. (F&G), continues to draw on its 72 years of offshore industry experience to develop Jones Act solutions for offshore wind turbine installation. Following up on its earlier
Green Shipping Line partners with DEKC on Jones Act offshore wind vessels
Fair Haven, N.J., based Green Shipping Line (GSL) has signed a teaming agreement with Groningen, Netherlands, based DEKC Maritime (DEKC) to create Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessel solutions in the United
Harvey Gulf adds to subsea solutions team
Shane Guidry’s Harvey Gulf International Marine has hired Steve Olmos, formerly of Oceaneering International, to manage and continue to grow the Harvey Gulf Subsea Solutions installations group, Olmos leaves Oceaneering after 40