Leevac to build two MPSVs for Hornbeck Offshore
MAY 23, 2013 — Leevac Shipyards Jennings LLC, of Jennings, LA, a subsidiary of Leevac Shipyards, LLC reports that it has signed contracts with Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, an affiliate of Hornbeck
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MacGregor wins offshore winch contracts
MAY 20, 2013 — Cargotec Corporation’s MacGregor unit has secured new offshore winch contracts from three Chinese shipyards, Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering. The winches are destined for
Hercules Offshore sells inland barge rigs
MAY 20, 2013 — Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of eleven inland barge rigs, which includes three active rigs, eight cold
Tidewater to buy Norway’s Troms Offshore Supply
MAY 15, 2013 —Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS for approximately $395 million. The acquisition of Troms
Siem orders cable layer to work with wind farm installer
APRIL 30, 2013 — Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., Poland. It covers the construction of a dynamically positioned cable lay vessel (“CLV”) scheduled for
Viking invests in new Singapore innovation hub
APRIL 26 2013 — Singapore’s Viking Offshore & Marine Limited is to invest up to S$15 million (about US $12 million) to set up a dedicated innovation hub in Singapore to house
Wärtsilä “cautious” on shipbuilding outlook
APRIL 18, 2013 — “The beginning of 2013 developed according to our expectations. Order intake grew by 22 percent, thanks to good development in both Power Plants and Ship Power, especially in
Axis accommodation semi to have Wärtsilä systems
APRIL 17, 2013 — A DP3 dynamically positioned semisubmersible offshore accommodation rig being built in China for Singapore based Axis Offshore is to have a comprehensive, fully integrated power, propulsion and positioning
Zentech makes VP appointment
APRIL 10, 2013 — Zentech, Inc., a Houston based marine engineering and naval architecture consulting firm, specializing in the offshore oil and gas and renewable energy industries, today announced the appointment of
Otto Marine in ROV support vessel sale and charter deal
APRIL 2, 2013 — RY Offshore Limited — which is 29 percent owned by Otto Marine Chairman and Group CEO Yaw Chee Siew — is buying the Multi-purpose Field Support and ROV