Incat Tasmania to build catamaran crewboat
AUGUST 5, 2013—Australia’s Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has secured a contract to build a high-speed 70-meter-long crew support vessel for offshore oil operations in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan. The contract
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Harkand Group adds ROV offshore support vessel
AUGUST 2, 2013—The Harkand Group recently christened its newest ROV offshore support vessel, the Harkand Harmony, at a christening ceremony in a Singapore. Sophie Mottais-Trouve, the wife of Harkand’s Vice President of Commercial
Seadrill orders two more jack-ups at Chinese yard
JULY 31, 2013 — John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Limited has entered into new contracts for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore)
Jon Holvik is new Kongsberg Maritime, Inc. President
JULY 23, 2013 — Jon Holvik has taken over as President of the Houston headquartered Kongsberg Maritime Inc.; the U.S. subsidiary of the Norwegian headquartered supplier of dynamic positioning (DP) and automation/control
Magma opens new Aberdeen offices
JULY 22, 2013 — Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive of trade association Oil & Gas UK, has officially opened the new Aberdeen, Scotland, offices of oil and gas consultancy Magma Products. Magma MD
Keppel unveils leadership succession plan
JULY 18, 2013 — Chow Yew Yuen, 58, who returned to Singapore in 2011 after being based in the U.S. for 18 years, is to become COO of Keppel Offshore & Marine
ASME, USCG to hold technology, standards workshop
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are jointly sponsoring a two-day workshop on July 24-25 in Arlington, VA, that will examine a broad range of
Atlantic Offshore orders FSV at Spanish shipbuilder
JUNE 12, 2013 — Norway’s Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new vessel valued at EUR 25 million from Spanish shipbuilder Zamakona Yards in Bilbao. The ship is the ninth newbuilding on order
Keppel FELS delivers first Super A class jack-up
JUNE 3, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited has delivered its first KFELS Super A Class jack-up rig to Discovery Offshore S.A., which is managed by NASDAQ-listed Hercules Offshore, Inc. Named Discovery
GulfMark Offshore appoints EVP & CFO
JUNE 3, 2013 — GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) has appointed James (Jay) M. Mitchell as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He replaces Quintin Kneen who assumes the role of