Category: Offshore
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Floatel International accommodation vessel gets more time in Brazil
Floatel International accommodation vessel gets more time in Brazil Oslo-based offshore accommodation vessel specialist Floatel International has won a contract extension for one of its units operating off Brazil. Under the extension, the 2013-built Floatel Victory will provide maintenance and safety unit support alongside the Peregrino FPSO. The flotel contract has been extended through the…
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Nortrans pens deal with Saipem for flotel work on Chevron’s Australian project
Nortrans pens deal with Saipem for flotel work on Chevron’s Australian project Singapore-based Nortrans Offshore has been awarded a contract with Italian giant Saipem for work on the Jansz-Io compression project offshore Western Australia. As part of this project, the company took the 200-person flotel Belait CSS 1 on a long-term bareboat charter. This is…
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Floating wind still going strong despite US policy turmoil
Floating wind still going strong despite US policy turmoil The United States’ shift in offshore wind policy is set to create a potential global installation shortfall of 26GW by 2035 as a result, according to TGS’ latest report. The company said in its Quarterly Market Overview Report that the withdrawal of a major market like…
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LS Cable & Systems focuses subsidiaries on offshore wind
LS Cable & Systems focuses subsidiaries on offshore wind South Korea-based electrical cable provider LS Cable & System has announced that it will be expanding its presence in the offshore wind market through several of its subsidiaries. The company said that Gaon Cable, LS Eco Energy, LS Materials, and LS Marine Solution will further strengthen…
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Prosafe sells 41-year-old flotel for recycling
Prosafe sells 41-year-old flotel for recycling Oslo-listed semisub accommodation vessel owner Prosafe has signed a deal to sell one of its flotels for recycling. Prosafe said that it would be recycling its 1984-built, anchor-moored semi-submersible tender support and accommodation vessel Safe Scandinavia. The vessel is presently located in Norway and has been in cold layup…
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Sea1 Offshore orders two more ST-245 offshore energy support vessels
Sea1 Offshore orders two more ST-245 offshore energy support vessels Doubling down on a two-ship order placed in November last year, Norway’s Sea1 Offshore (the former Siem Offshore) has now placed an order at Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd. for two more high-end ST-245 design offshore energy support vessels. Based on the…
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Brunvoll to supply thirty thrusters for five Vard W2W SOVs
Brunvoll to supply thirty thrusters for five Vard W2W SOVs Brunvoll has signed a contract with Vard for the delivery of a comprehensive package of propulsion and maneuvering thrusters for five W2W SOVs to be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam for an undisclosed international operator. Image: Brunvoll Brunvoll’s delivery for each walk-to work…
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Petrobras extends DOF PLSV charter
Petrobras extends DOF PLSV charter Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won an extension for one of its pipelay support vessels (PLSV) from Petrobras. DOF said that the extension was awarded to the 2016-built Skandi Buzios. This vessel is currently in the last months of its long-term contract with Petrobras. Namely, the vessel started work…
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Northern Offshore Services enters SOV segment
Northern Offshore Services enters SOV segment Sweden-based CTV owner and operator Northern Offshore Services has entered the SOV sector through an acquisition of one of Edda Wind’s vessels. The Norwegian offshore wind support vessel pureplay said in an Oslo Bors filing on Wednesday that it sold the 2018-built Mistral Enabler to an unnamed buyer. Closing of…
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Op-Ed: Offshore maritime insurance amid climate change
Op-Ed: Offshore maritime insurance amid climate change By Robert Mackay, Business Development Lead, FDR The maritime industry is facing escalating climate-related challenges. The rising frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and typhoons, profoundly affect offshore construction projects. However, with all the warnings in place, there is a feeling that, despite all…
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Solstad scores Subsea7 CSV deal
Solstad scores Subsea7 CSV deal Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has secured a new contract from offshore engineering and services player Subsea7 for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Subsea. The 2009-built CSV has been fixed for two years, with three yearly extension options attached to the deal. Financial terms have not been disclosed.…
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Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables ink framework deal with National Grid
Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables ink framework deal with National Grid Belgium’s Jan De Nul and its Greek consortium partner Hellenic Cables, have signed a framework agreement with British utility National Grid for future HVDC cable projects across the UK and Europe. The deal will entitle the consortium to participate in upcoming tenders for…
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Ulstein Verft starts work on next BS Offshore Twin-X
Ulstein Verft starts work on next BS Offshore Twin-X Norway’s Ulstein Verft has marked a key stage in the construction of the second CSOV it is building for Bernard Schulte Offshore (Yard No.321). On March 11, 2025, the hull of the vessel arrived at the yard from the Crist shipyard in Poland, The vessel has…
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Joint resolution scraps rule seen as hindering offshore energy development
Joint resolution scraps rule seen as hindering offshore energy development In a move applauded by Secretary of the Interior Doug Bergum as fostering offshore energy development, President Trump last week signed S.J.Res.11, a joint resolution disapproving the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s rule titled “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources.” The BOEM rule, published under the…
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Kongsberg wins contract for two new UT7623 SEV design vessels
Kongsberg wins contract for two new UT7623 SEV design vessels Kongsberg Maritime has signed at contract for the design of two UT7623 SEV design multipurpose subsea vessels for Fosnavåg, Norway-headquartered Olympic Group. The “SEV” in the designation stands for “Sustainable Energy Vessel” and they will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology. The first references…
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Ocean Installer joins team developing UK floating wind farm
Ocean Installer joins team developing UK floating wind farm Marine construction contractor Ocean Installer has joined the alliance of companies developing the Aspen floating offshore wind project in the North Sea. Ocean Installer’s addition to the alliance will drive down the costs of installation and its existing fleet of vessels and workforce can be transferred…
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Ocean Infinity’s newest robotic vessel sails for Europe
Ocean Infinity’s newest robotic vessel sails for Europe Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Unmanned Craft News Roundup | March 11 – Naval vessels in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, small reef monitoring AUVs and more
Unmanned Craft News Roundup | March 11 – Naval vessels in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, small reef monitoring AUVs and more Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Van Oord’s newest installation vessel Boreas arrives in Netherlands
Van Oord’s newest installation vessel Boreas arrives in Netherlands Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Havila seals Peterson PSV extension
Havila seals Peterson PSV extension Norwegian OSV owner Havila Shipping has secured a contract extension for its platform supply vessel Havila Borg. The Fosnavåg-based company has fixed the 2009-built unit to energy industry logistics provider Peterson Den Helder for a period of around 215 days in direct continuation of its existing contract with Peterson Offshore…
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Ocean Winds secures license for 1,125MW Korean offshore wind project
Ocean Winds secures license for 1,125MW Korean offshore wind project Ocean Winds, a joint venture between France’s Engie and Portuguese electric utilities company EDP, has been granted an electricity business license for its Hanbando wind farm off South Korea. The 1,125MW bottom-fixed project is located in the exclusive economic zone off Incheon. The license grants…
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MAN 175D picked to power DOF Sea Dragon OSV newbuild
MAN 175D picked to power DOF Sea Dragon OSV newbuild Poland’s Crist Shipyard has ordered six MAN 12V175D variable speed gensets in connection with the construction of an OSV (offshore support vessel) for DOF. Provisionally named Sea Dragon, the OSV is set to assist operations off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Designed by Gdynia-based MMC…
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Floatel sells accommodation vessel after nine-year lay-up
Floatel sells accommodation vessel after nine-year lay-up After a nearly six-month search, Oslo-based offshore accommodation vessel specialist Floatel International has found a buyer for one of its vessels. The company signed an agreement in principle to sell its accommodation semisub Floatel Reliance for an undisclosed fee. The floatel will be sold for further use and…
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Spetalen’s S.D. Standard ETC sells stake in Dolphin Drilling
Spetalen’s S.D. Standard ETC sells stake in Dolphin Drilling Øystein Stray Spetalen-controlled S.D. Standard ETC (SDSD) has sold its stake in semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling. SDSD said in an Oslo Bors filing that it sold nearly 50 million shares of the offshore driller which represents a 17.1% stake in Dolphin Drilling. The shares were…
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Cadeler jackup secures installation work at US wind farm
Cadeler jackup secures installation work at US wind farm Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Miclyn Express Offshore changes name to Aesen
Miclyn Express Offshore changes name to Aesen Singapore-based offshore vessel operator Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has officially changed its name to Aesen. Following the rebrand, the company will effect respective entity name changes progressively. Clients, vendors, and business partners will be notified as these changes take effect. All other company details remain unchanged. The OSV…
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ST Engineering opts for Kongsberg design for new walk-to-work OSV
ST Engineering opts for Kongsberg design for new walk-to-work OSV Kongsberg Maritime is to supply the design and integrated equipment package for a new walk-to-work offshore service vessel (OSV), to be built by ST Engineering Marine in Singapore for an undisclosed leading oil & gas company. The 97-meter OSV will be built to Kongsberg Maritime…
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Jan De Nul to install foundations for Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland
Jan De Nul to install foundations for Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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DEME ends 2024 with increased turnover, revenue growth across segments
DEME ends 2024 with increased turnover, revenue growth across segments Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Jan De Nul heavy lift vessel set for work on Scottish offshore wind farm
Jan De Nul heavy lift vessel set for work on Scottish offshore wind farm Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul will provide its 2023-built heavy lift vessel Les Alizés to transport and install the monopile foundations on the Inch Cape wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind farm will comprise 72 turbines sited in the North…
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BP cuts renewables investments by $5bn, sets sights firmly on oil and gas
BP cuts renewables investments by $5bn, sets sights firmly on oil and gas UK-based energy giant BP has announced it will cut its renewable energy investments and instead increase its investment in oil and gas production. The company buckled under pressure from investors who were unhappy over the company’s underperformance compared to its main rivals…
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French-Cypriot partnership unveils compact AUVs designed for reef monitoring
French-Cypriot partnership unveils compact AUVs designed for reef monitoring Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Marcura expands with HubSE acquisition
Marcura expands with HubSE acquisition Maritime tech firm Marcura has acquired UK-based tanker demurrage claims automation provider HubSE. HubSE’s specialised oil and chemical tanker expertise will be integrated into Marcura Claims, formerly ClaimsHub. Their combined capabilities will deliver a comprehensive claims management experience with both fully managed and self-service solutions. The acquisition of HubSE reinforces…
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Sapura Energy lands $723m in new contracts
Sapura Energy lands $723m in new contracts Malaysian offshore services player Sapura Energy has won multiple contracts worth RM3.2bn ($723m) for its drilling business. The company said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia that Sapura Drilling had won two contracts from PTTEP for the barge-type tender assist drilling rigs, Sapura T-17 and Sapura T-18. The…
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Chinese yard to build 200-person accommodation rig
Chinese yard to build 200-person accommodation rig Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry has revealed that it entered into a section fabrication, general assembly, equipment installation, and commissioning contract for a 200-person jackup accommodation rig with Qinshi Jiamei Energy Technology. According to a statement made by Bestway Marine & Energy Technology, the owner of Dajin Heavy, the…
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Ulstein marks another milestone in build of Yard No. 320 CSOV
Ulstein marks another milestone in build of Yard No. 320 CSOV Norway’s Ulstein Verft has launched its Yard No. 320, the first of two advanced commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) on order for Bernard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore). Ulstein Verft begins outfitting first BS Offshore SX222 CSOV The launch event followed an extensive outfitting phase…
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Australia’s Riverside Oceanic acquires survey catamaran
Australia’s Riverside Oceanic acquires survey catamaran Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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BW Offshore formally names newest FPSO
BW Offshore formally names newest FPSO Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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New catamaran crewboat delivered to Japanese operator
New catamaran crewboat delivered to Japanese operator Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Norwegian trio links up for another CSV newbuild
Norwegian trio links up for another CSV newbuild Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik has teamed up with compatriots Agalas and Reach Subsea for another construction support vessel (CSV) newbuild at the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel has been designed to perform inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work and is similar to the methanol dual-fuelled…
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Wood nets $120m engineering extension with Shell in the UK
Wood nets $120m engineering extension with Shell in the UK Consulting and engineering firm Wood has been awarded a contract extension by energy supermajor Shell for work on onshore and offshore assets across the UK. The $120m contract extension was awarded by Shell UK Limited for brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction. The two-year, cost-reimbursable contract…
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Eidesvik, Agalas and Reach Subsea partner up to build new CSV
Eidesvik, Agalas and Reach Subsea partner up to build new CSV Three Norwegian companies — Eidesvik Offshore , Reach Subsea and Agalas — have formed a strategic partnership to build a new construction support vessel (CSV) at the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel will be used for subsea and offshore renewables operations. Scheduled for…
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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs picks ZPMC for SOV newbuild series
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs picks ZPMC for SOV newbuild series France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) to build its latest series of service operation vessels (SOV) that will be deployed on offshore wind sites in the German North Sea. Earlier this year the French family-owned shipowner emerged as a winner…
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Odfjell Technology scores more work with ConocoPhillips
Odfjell Technology scores more work with ConocoPhillips Odfjell Technology, a spinoff of Odfjell Drilling that specialises in offshore operations, well-service technology, and engineering solutions, has won an extension with ConocoPhillips for operations in the North Sea. The contract is for the provision of platform drilling operation and maintenance services in Norway. The exercised option, which…
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Prosafe enters agreement to sell accommodation platform Safe Concordia
Prosafe enters agreement to sell accommodation platform Safe Concordia Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Altera Infrastructure sells FPSO to Amplus Energy
Altera Infrastructure sells FPSO to Amplus Energy Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Prosafe offloads 20-year-old flotel for $5m
Prosafe offloads 20-year-old flotel for $5m Offshore accommodation vessel specialist Prosafe has struck a deal with an undisclosed buyer for its semisubmersible vessel Safe Concordia. The 2005-built unit will change hands between March and June this year. The Oslo-listed owner said the deal is worth $5m before commissions and expenses. The Safe Concordia is currently…
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Altera sells FPSO to newcomer owner Amplus Energy
Altera sells FPSO to newcomer owner Amplus Energy UK floater player Altera Infrastructure has sold its FPSO unit Petrojarl I to Aberdeen-headquartered Amplus Energy. Described as the most deployed FPSO in history, the 1986-built vessel is changing hands for an undisclosed sum after completing its charter with Enauta at the Atlanta field in Brazil’s Santos…
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Leadership change at Transocean
Leadership change at Transocean Transocean has announced a change at the top for the Swiss-based offshore drilling giant as part of its multi-year succession plan. The New York-listed company’s long-serving chief executive Jeremy Thigpen, is stepping down from his role and will be succeeded by Transocean’s president and chief operating officer, Keelan Adamson. The transition…
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MPC Capital secures funds for offshore service vessel joint venture
MPC Capital secures funds for offshore service vessel joint venture French private equity firm and investment group Eurazeo and a large European family office have invested in MPC Capital’s recently launched platform for offshore service vessels. The platform was initiated by a joint venture of MPC Capital and O.S. Energy – named MPC OSE Offshore…
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Balmoral teams with Korean firms for work on Equinor’s floating wind farm
Balmoral teams with Korean firms for work on Equinor’s floating wind farm Balmoral Comtec, a subsidiary of offshore energy supply chain firm Balmoral has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for work on Equinor’s Firefly floating wind project with South Korea-based LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution. This agreement follows LS Cable &…
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Brazilian firm’s offshore inspection USV design awarded Lloyd’s Register AIP
Brazilian firm’s offshore inspection USV design awarded Lloyd’s Register AIP Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Mexico threatens Google with lawsuit for “Gulf of America” name change
Mexico threatens Google with lawsuit for “Gulf of America” name change Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Vantage strikes deal for Eldorado drillship
Vantage strikes deal for Eldorado drillship Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has sealed a deal with Norwegian rig owner Eldorado Drilling to market its seventh-generation drillship Dorado. The Oslo-listed company will market the rig in Africa, the Mediterranean, Asia and Australasia. “We look forward to successfully placing the rig in operation,” said Ihab Toma, CEO…
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Tidal Transit secures equity funding for new electric crewboats
Tidal Transit secures equity funding for new electric crewboats Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Hornbeck awarded $48.3M Navy contract
Hornbeck awarded $48.3M Navy contract Hornbeck Offshore Operators, Covington, La., has been awarded a $48,360,544 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4134) for the operation and maintenance of four government-owned Transportation Auxiliary General Submarine Escort (T-AGSE) vessels. The vessels under this award include USNS Arrowhead, USNS Eagleview, USNS Westwind, and USNS Black Powder. All were originally built as 250EDF…
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VIDEO: Damen upgrades Van Oord cable layer Nexus
VIDEO: Damen upgrades Van Oord cable layer Nexus Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has installed selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on its 2014-built cable-laying vessel Nexus, making it fully IMO Tier III compliant. The work was carried out by the vessel’s original builder, Damen Shipyards Group, at Damen Ship Repair Amsterdam. The Nexus is a Damen Offshore…
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McDermott wraps up installation and commissioning project for PTTEP in Kikeh gas field off Malaysia
McDermott wraps up installation and commissioning project for PTTEP in Kikeh gas field off Malaysia Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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DEME to install foundations at Germany’s Nordlicht offshore wind farms
DEME to install foundations at Germany’s Nordlicht offshore wind farms Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Boa orders semisub heavy lift barge at Dalian
Boa orders semisub heavy lift barge at Dalian Norway’s Boa has signed a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co, for the construction of up to two semi-submersible heavy lift barges. The in-house-designed Boabarge 39, first introduced in November 2023, is targeted for delivery in the third quarter of 2026, and the company has secured an…
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ADES seals second jackup deal in Nigeria
ADES seals second jackup deal in Nigeria Saudi oil and gas driller ADES has won its second contract for one of its jackup rigs offshore Nigeria. The company has fixed the 2013-built Admarine 501 to Nkuku Ikon Petroleum Development following the deal with Brittania-U for its Admarine 504 unit last month. The new contract, which…
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LD Tide picked to provide EMYN wind farm CTV
LD Tide picked to provide EMYN wind farm CTV After an international tender, Siemens Gamesa has selected Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ LD Tide joint venture with Tidal Transit to supply a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the operation and maintenance services of the Eoliennes en Mer des Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm (EMYN).…
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Prysmian takes delivery of new cable laying vessel
Prysmian takes delivery of new cable laying vessel Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Norwegian wealth fund places Fincantieri under observation, takes Orlen off list
Norwegian wealth fund places Fincantieri under observation, takes Orlen off list Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Olympic contracts offshore newbuild brace at China Merchants shipyard
Olympic contracts offshore newbuild brace at China Merchants shipyard Norway’s Olympic is expanding its fleet with a pair of offshore construction vessel newbuilds contracted at China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Shenzhen. The Stig Remøy-led offshore vessel owner said the vessel will be the most energy-efficient in their category and delivered in the summer of…
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Fugro buys German satellite earth observation firm
Fugro buys German satellite earth observation firm Dutch surveyor Fugro has acquired German firm EOMAP, a company which uses satellite earth observation for mapping and monitoring marine and freshwater environments. EOMAP has been pioneering this technology since 2006. The company has recorded a revenue of around €5m ($5.2m) for 2024. According to Fugro, the market…
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Helix secures Hornsea 3 contract
Helix secures Hornsea 3 contract Helix Energy’s marine contracting business unit, Helix Robotics Solutions has been hired by Seaway7 the renewables unit of Oslo-listed Subsea7 for the burial of inter-array cables at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The project scope, which will be managed from Helix’s offices in Aberdeen, includes the…
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Integrated Wind Solutions gets first deal for brand new CSOV
Integrated Wind Solutions gets first deal for brand new CSOV Commissioning service operation vessel owner Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has secured a new contract for the charter of one of its vessels. The contract was won by the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary IWS Fleet. The deal is for the IWS Starwalker CSOV and will last a fixed…
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Well-Safe Solutions adds to Dutch North Sea backlog
Well-Safe Solutions adds to Dutch North Sea backlog Decommissioning specialists Well-Safe Solutions has secured more work for Eni across its assets in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The Italian energy major has recently exercised another 90-day option for the Well-Safe Protector jackup under a newly agreed contract amendment. The work on subsea and…
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Seamec wins $57m DSV charter
Seamec wins $57m DSV charter Indian offshore vessel operator Seamec has secured a long-term charter from Saudi-based Safeen Al Behar for the dive support vessel Seamec Swordfish. The 2007-built DSV has been fixed for 730 days in a deal worth $57.4m. The charter with extension options attached, will see the vessel utilised in Saudi and…
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DOF scores $30m in Asia Pacific contracts
DOF scores $30m in Asia Pacific contracts Norwegian offshore vessel owner and operator DOF has won two subsea contracts in the Asia-Pacific region. The first contract will see the 2011-built dive support vessel Skandi Singapore utilised in Malaysian waters for about 30 days in the second quarter. Under the second deal, one of DOF’s multipurpose…
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Japanese ammonia FPSO design obtains ABS approval
Japanese ammonia FPSO design obtains ABS approval Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Cadeler bags first deals for newbuild wind installation vessel
Cadeler bags first deals for newbuild wind installation vessel Copenhagen-headquartered offshore wind installation player Cadeler has signed two contracts with undisclosed clients for its newbuild wind installation vessel Wind Mover starting immediately upon delivery. The vessel, currently under construction at Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea, will support operations, maintenance activities, and potential installation work in…
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Offshore wind: World’s largest HLV will feature Ulstein U-stern
Offshore wind: World’s largest HLV will feature Ulstein U-stern Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction has signed a shipbuilding contract with Seatrium covering the construction of what it says will be the world’s largest heavy lift vessel. To be used for the installation of offshore wind turbine monopile foundations, it will feature a fully revolving 5,000-tonne crane and…
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Mads Nipper steps down as Ørsted CEO
Mads Nipper steps down as Ørsted CEO The chief executive officer of Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted, Mads Nipper, has stepped down from his role. Nipper will step down from the CEO position on February 1 at which time Rasmus Errboe, the current deputy CEO and chief commercial officer, will step into the role of…
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DEME nets deal for work on two German offshore wind projects
DEME nets deal for work on two German offshore wind projects Belgium-based marine contractor DEME has been awarded two contracts for the transport and installation of 112 foundations at the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in Germany. In addition to the two contracts, worth around €300m ($312m) in total, the company also secured…
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Jan De Nul awarded German wind farm contract
Jan De Nul awarded German wind farm contract Belgium’s Jan De Nul has secured a contract to install 196 km of inter-array cables for the Nordlicht offshore wind farm project in Germany. The Nordlicht wind farm zone, located 85 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea, consists of two separate…
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Cadeler takes delivery of giant jack-up Wind Maker
Cadeler takes delivery of giant jack-up Wind Maker Danish-headquartered, Oslo-listed Cadeler A/S, which owns the world’s largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind installation vessels, has just added another. On Monday, it took delivery of Wind Maker, the first of two M-class Gusto MSC NG16000X jack-ups in a ceremony at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea.…
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Rem Offshore scores PSV fixture
Rem Offshore scores PSV fixture Norwegian offshore vessel player Rem Offshore has secured a PSV contract from Eni in the UK North Sea. The company’s 2011-built Rem Supplier has been fixed for around 300 days, according to brokers in Norway and the UK. The vessel will support the jackup rig Valaris Norway on a two-well…
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DeepOcean wins Polish wind survey contract
DeepOcean wins Polish wind survey contract Norwegian ocean services contractor DeepOcean has won subsea survey work on the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind developments in Poland. Jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind farms will have a total combined capacity of 1.44 GW. Under the contract with an…
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Halliburton seals Petrobras deal
Halliburton seals Petrobras deal Houston-headquartered energy service giant Halliburton has won a contract from Petrobras for integrated drilling across several offshore fields in Brazil. The contract scope covers development and exploration wells over three years and significantly expands Halliburton’s drilling services footprint in the pre-salt and post-salt areas, the New Yourk-listed company said. “This contract…
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Asso.Subsea orders cable laying vessel designed for shallow waters
Asso.Subsea orders cable laying vessel designed for shallow waters Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Dong Fang Offshore construction support vessel to be fitted with additional W2W systems
Dong Fang Offshore construction support vessel to be fitted with additional W2W systems Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Asso.subsea orders shallow-water cable layer from China
Asso.subsea orders shallow-water cable layer from China Greece-based offshore contractor Asso.subsea has ordered a large shallow-water cable layer from China Merchants Heavy Industry. The vessel will be designed by China Merchants Industry and constructed at the China Merchants Industry Mazhou Island Base. The cable layer will be 175 m long and 41.8 m wide. It…
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Cable layer conversion project brings Ulstein a record aftermarket contract
Cable layer conversion project brings Ulstein a record aftermarket contract Ulstein Design & Solutions AS has secured its largest aftermarket design contract to date Awarded by Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), it involves both basic design and engineering work for conversion work on the cable-laying vessel Orient Adventurer. provided by several Ulstein companies. “We have…
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AHTS handed over to Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Vallianz Offshore
AHTS handed over to Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Havfram seals European wind farm deal
Havfram seals European wind farm deal Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram has landed another construction project in Europe. The work, anticipated to last about one year, will be executed in 2029, utilising one of the company’s newbuild installation vessels, slated for delivery in the second half of 2025, Havfram said without disclosing further details. This…
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Solstad scores triple OSV fixture
Solstad scores triple OSV fixture Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has secured more work for its fleet with three vessels fixed to undisclosed clients. The company, which is expected to float on the Oslo Stock Exchange in the second quarter of this year, has landed a 135-day contract for the 2014-built construction support vessel…
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Aker Solutions forms partnership for work on Vår Energi assets
Aker Solutions forms partnership for work on Vår Energi assets Norway’s Aker Solutions has entered a strategic partnership agreement to deliver maintenance and modification services on Vår Energi-operated assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The partnership, which also includes Honeywell and StS-ISONOR, will work under a five-year deal with the option to be extended up…
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UK’s Belfast Harbour to implement port improvements under five-year plan
UK’s Belfast Harbour to implement port improvements under five-year plan Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Ocean Specialists launches new cable protection advisory service
Ocean Specialists launches new cable protection advisory service Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Østensjø Rederi rakes in over $260m in vessel contracts and extensions
Østensjø Rederi rakes in over $260m in vessel contracts and extensions Norwegian offshore shipowner and operator Østensjø Rederi has revealed several new contracts and extensions for its fleet worth approximately NOK 3bn ($263m). The company agreed to extend existing contracts with DeepOcean for the 2016-built Edda Freya and the 2008-built Edda Flora through 2026 and…
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Trump executive order pauses offshore wind leasing
Trump executive order pauses offshore wind leasing Among the slew of executive orders signed by President Donald J. Trump yesterday was one announcing a “temporary withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from offshore wind leasing and a review of the Federal Government’s leasing and permitting practices for wind projects.” As always with…
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Keel laid for NKT’s newest methanol-fuelled cable vessel
Keel laid for NKT’s newest methanol-fuelled cable vessel Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Republican states sue Biden admin over offshore drilling ban
Press Release: Republican-led states sue Biden administration over offshore drilling ban
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“Unreasonable and actionable”: USTR finds China’s shipbuilding dominance hurts US
UPDATE 1-USTR finds China’s shipbuilding dominance hurts US, is actionable
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Shuaa Capital lines up $300m for OSV business
Shuaa Capital lines up $300m for OSV business UAE-based asset management and investment banking firm Shuaa Capital has secured a financial boost for its marine offshore support vessel (OSV) segment. The Shuaa-managed fund has clinched a seven-year finance facility of up to $300m from National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) and The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF),…