Platform supply vessel

Jackson Offshore Operators adds another PSV to fleet

Jackson Offshore Operators LLC is growing its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet with the acquisition of the M/V Storm. Once it has completed regulatory requirements, the vessel will commence a five-year contract

Interior doesn't intend to approve l offshore oil and gas leasing program until December

U.S. complies with court order on oil and gas leases

The Department of the Interior reports that the U.S. has appealed a preliminary injunction entered by the district court in Louisiana that enjoined the department of the Interior from implementing the pause

NOIA to Biden: We need an offshore wind permitting czar

To speed the approval process for offshore wind developments, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) wants the incoming Biden Administration to appoint a renewable energy permitting czar inside the Executive Office of

Wärtsilä to cut 600 jobs

JULY 17, 2015 — Wärtsilä is to cut some 600 jobs, about 160 of them in Finland, at its Ship Power business, which it has now renamed Marine Solutions. The job cuts

Lied to BSEE, gets probation and community service

MAY 26, 2015 — Race Addington, 49, of Houston, TX, was sentenced May 20 for making false statements to Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) inspectors in relation to the veracity

Guido Perla design Fast Supply Vessels for Mexico

JULY 14, 2014—Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) has been awarded a contract to deliver the Design Package and Class Approval Package for two GPA

Bordelon Marine builds series of new PSVs

AUGUST 10, 2012—The first in a new series of DP-2 Platform Supply/Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels under construction for Bordelon Marine in Houma, LA, is expected to be delivered in January 2013. Called the

Growing offshore sector pushes salaries higher

JULY 19, 2012—Salaries are on the rise in the growing offshore energy sector, putting wage pressure on other industry segments such as classification societies and port state administrations, employment consultant Spinnaker Consulting

Brazil’s Wilson, Sons acquires port services operator

Brazil’s Wilson Sons Limited  has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Brasco Logistica Offshore Limitada (Brasco), signed a contract for the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Bric Brazilian Intermodal Complex