Inmarsat bolsters communications support for OSV market

JANUARY 23, 2018—When it comes to reliable, high-speed connectivity in the maritime sector, offshore support vessel operators need flexible communications plans. When on hire, the appetite for bandwidth from offshore support vessels

Demand grows for Royston fuel management system

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 — Growing global demand for its advanced technology marine fuel monitoring system has prompted Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., headquartered Royston Diesel Power to expand its dedicated support team for

Wartsila conducts remote control operations with OSV

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017—Smart shipping is edging closer to reality. One recent test conducted by Wärtsilä demonstrated the viability of remotely operating an platform supply vessel in the North Sea from 5,000 miles

Kleven finds new buyer for completed newbuild

AUGUST 9, 2017 — Norway’s Kleven shipyard has found a buyer for its Yard no. 379. The Marin Teknikk MT 6015 design offshore multipurpose vessel has gone to an unnamed “international player.” It

New OSV giant emerges from Norwegian mega merger

JUNE 21, 2017 — With the completion a series of transactions announced February 6, a large new high-end offshore service vessel (OSV) company —Solstad Farstad ASA— has emerged from the merger of

LNG-fueled OSV to replace one generator with batteries

MAY 26, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board of its vessel Viking Princess. It will become the first offshore

Tidewater: Business as usual as waiver expires

MARCH 28, 2017 — Offshore service vessel provider Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that the latest waiver of covenant default from its lenders and noteholders expired in accordance with its terms

Key players sign off on OSV sector mega merger

MARCH 24, 2017 — The major players have now signed off on the statutory next step in the plans that will see Solstad Offshore ASA, Farstad Shipping ASA and Deep Sea Supply

VesselsValue: 2017 to see record OSV deliveries

MARCH 8, 2017 — Figures from VesselsValue indicate that the oversupply of vessels in the offshore services industry is set to get a lot worse. VesselsValue says that 2017 will be a

Norwegian players plan OSV sector merger

FEBRUARY 6, 2017 — With tough times persisting in the offshore services sector, stakeholders are planning a three way merger of Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply. What will emerge,

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