April 2024
As the events surrounding the Baltimore bridge collapse and the M/V Dali cargo ship unfold, we look at what we know so far. Offshore wind and oil & gas are also examined.
OSV
Op-Ed: How OSV shortages are driving digitalization
By Damien Bertin, Business Director, Opsealog Amid the escalating demand, the industry faces offshore support vessel (OSV) shortages, many of which were scrapped or withdrawn from the market during the pandemic. The
VIDEO: Successful OSV test of ammonia cracker and fuel cell combo
Bilbao, Spain, based H2SITE reports that ammonia cracking is gaining traction for onboard power generation as a means of producing hydrogen for use in PEM fuel cells. The company says that it
Uzmar cuts steel for new Buksér og Berging OSV
At a time when newbuild orders for offshore support vessels remain mostly confined to wind-specific vessels, Turkish shipbuilder Uzmar Shipyards has cut the first steel for a new OSV (offshore support vessel)
Tidewater in global value agreement with Caterpillar
Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. [NYSE: TDW] has executed a Global Value Agreement (GVA) with Caterpillar covering its worldwide fleet of over 200 OSVs that operate in more than 60 countries. Caterpillar
Golden Energy Offshore will buy Vroon OSV quintet for $94 million
Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Golden Energy Offshore Services AS (GEOS) reports that it has entered into a binding Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to acquire four PSVs and one SSV (safety standby vessel) from
Hornbeck Offshore Services taps Eastern for OSV to SOV conversion
Panama City, Fla., headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. to convert a 280-foot offshore supply vessel (OSV) to a service operation vessel (SOV). The 280-foot vessel
NTSB reports on $12.3 million collision between bulker and OSV
The bridge watch officers on a bulk carrier and an offshore supply vessel (OSV) were not maintaining a proper lookout before a collision last year near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, the National Transportation
OSV operator uses Spinergie solution to address carbon intensity
SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. [NYSE: SMHI] is using a carbon emissions monitoring solution from Paris-headquartered maritime software as a service (SaaS) provider Spinergie to baseline the carbon intensity of its OSV fleet.
Floating wind continues to gain momentum in the U.S.
If you asked Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten where its sees floating wind progress in the U.S., it’d have a lot to say. This especially holds true for the