MacGregor is to supply walk-to-work gangway and 3D crane equipment packages for the four offshore wind service vessels under construction in Spain for Østensjø Rederi’s Edda Wind business (see earlier story). Two
Resolve Marine Group, Inc., an international marine services provider with its headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bibby Marine Services, a U.K.-based “Walk to Work”
Maersk Supply Service reports that it has won its second walk to work contract for Total Denmark. The Stingray class subsea support vessel (SSV) Maersk Involver, has been fixed for 161 days to
JANUARY 7, 2019 — The 23 crew members aboard the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Yantian Express have been evacuated as firefighting efforts continue. As we reported earlier, a fire broke out in one container
NOVEMBER 2, 2018 — Ulsteinvik, Norway, headquartered Island Offshore has secured a three-year agreement with Equinor for its DPII PSV Island Clipper to serve as combined PSV and walk to work vessel.
JUNE 6, 2017 — Breda, Netherlands, headquartered Vroon reports that VOS Start, the company’s first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel, has arrived in Amsterdam. The 80 m x 18.4 m vessel, which was built
MARCH 27, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built offshore wind Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability,. When completed, Bibby
NOVEMBER 21, 2016 — Singapore headquartered Swire Pacific Offshore has taken delivery of the high speed crew transfer vessel Pacific Kestrel. Designed by Incat Crowther and constructed by Austal’s shipyard in the
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — The Vroon Offshore Services walk-to-work vessel VOS Start is to be equipped with the new Barge Master Gangway to will safe and efficient transfer of personnel and cargo.
AUGUST 26, 2016 — Classification society ABS has published a new guide addressing certification for safety systems used for “walk to work” (W2W) crew transfers. The guide addresses certification for safety systems
