Vard: profits dip, but orders soar
APRIL 29, 2014 — Specialist shipbuilder and designer Vard Holdings Limited (which is 55.63% owned by Fincantieri) saw first quarter operating profit drop to NOK 123 million compared to NOK 275 million
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MAC orders four OSVs at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding
APRIL 28, 2014 — Dubai headquartered MAC (Marine Assets Corporation) reports that it has recently signed four newbuild OSV contracts with China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding. Earlier deliveries from Fujian Mawei to MAC
GulfMark orders Arctic Platform Supply Vessel
APRIL 24, 2004 — Buoyed by strong first quarter results from its North Sea operations, GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) has ordered another Arctic Class PSV from Norwegian shipbuilder Simek. To be delivered
Havyard books order for hybrid battery Arctic PSV
APRIL 15, 2014 — Fosnavåg, Norway, headquartered Havyard Group ASA is to construct a hybrid battery powered Arctic PSV for Iceland’s Fafnir Offshore. The Havyard 833 WE ICE platform supply vessel will
Aage Hempel to supply ADNOC PSV navcom systems
APRIL 9, 2014 — A series of ten platform supply vessels on order at Shipyard De Hoop in the Netherlands will be equipped with navigation and communication equipment supplied by Aage Hempel
Golden Energy Offshore orders Ulstein design PSVs
APRIL 8, 2014 — Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Golden Energy Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments Co., Ltd. (ROC) in China for the construction of
Møkster orders second wave-piercing PSV
APRIL 4, 2014 — Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping has signed a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan. It covers the construction of a sister vessel to the Rolls-Royce UT-766 design wave-piercing platform
Rem arctic PSV is first in new Wärtsilä series
APRIL 3, 2014 — Wärtsilä says that the VS 485 design platform supply vessel ordered at Norway’s Kleven Shipyard by Rem Offshore ASA in January (see earlier story) is the first confirmed
Damen completes six vessel PSV series
MARCH 14, 2014 — With the official christening of the World Sapphire, Damen Shipyards has completed the delivery of a six ships series of platform supply vessels to Norwegian company World Wide
Mermaid Marine firms up PSV contract with Inpex
MARCH 10, 2014 — Mermaid Marine Australia Limited has firmed up a letter of intent it received earlier and has been awarded a contract for two platform supply vessels for long-term production