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Vantage Hires Perdana's Accommodation Work Barge

Apr 21, 2022

Malaysia's Perdana Petroleum has, through its subsidiary Perdana Nautika, received a work order award from Vantage Well Services for the provision of an accommodation work barge.The 90-day contract for the Sarawak Offshore 2022 facilities work…

New COO and CFO for Eidesvik Offshore

Apr 20, 2022

Norway-based offshore support vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has appointed Arve Nilsen as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Ellen Sofie Ottesen as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Nilsen comes from the position of Technical Manager in Eidesvik with responsibility for technology…

Solstad Offshore Reels in $26M in PSV, AHTS Contracts

Apr 19, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has won contracts for four of its platform supply vessels, as well as for several anchor handlers.When it comes to the PSVs, the contracts are for the vessels Normand Tantalus, Normand Serenade…

Jan De Nul to Install Greenlink Interconnector Cables Between Ireland and UK

Apr 19, 2022

Offshore installation company Jan De Nul Group has secured a contract with Sumitomo Electric for the installation of two subsea HVDC cables and one fiber optic cable that will link the existing electricity grids in Ireland and the United Kingdom…

KOTUG to Buy Seaways International

Apr 19, 2022

Dutch marine services and towage company KOTUG has agreed to buy offshore support vessel firm Seaways International, in what is the largest acquisition in KOTUG's history.KOTUG said the move, of an undisclosed value, was part of its strategy…

Saipem Shares Possible Cause of Crane Vessel Tilting Incident in Norway

Apr 14, 2022

Italian energy services company Saipem, whose Saipem 7000 crane vessel with 275 people aboard tilted in a fjord in Norway on Thursday morning, released a statement on Thursday evening, confirming the incident had occurred, and sharing preliminary info on the likely cause…

'Lifting Incident' - Saipem's Giant Crane Vessel Tilts in Norway with 275 People Aboard

Apr 14, 2022

Saipem 7000 - File Photo - Credit:Saipem Saipem 7000, Saipem's giant semi-submersible crane vessel, tilted in a fjord in Norway with 275 people aboard, the Norwegian news website vg.no has reported.According to the website, which cited eyewitness accounts…

Norwind Offshore Orders Two More CSOVs from VARD

Apr 14, 2022

Norwind Offshore, a recently established offshore wind services firm in Norway, has awarded VARD contracts for the design and construction of two additional Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs).Norway's Farstad, Volstad, and Kleven in October 2021 teamed up and formed Norwind Offshore…

First Turbine Installed at France's First Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 13, 2022

The very first wind turbine for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm was installed on 12-13 April.©Parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire - Production CAPA CorporateThe first wind turbine has been installed at the St. Nazaire offshore wind farm in France…

Offshore Power Bank: Reach Subsea Orders 'Reach Remote' USVs

Apr 13, 2022

Norwegian subsea services company Reach Subsea has signed a contract with Kongsberg Maritime for the construction of the first two in a series of Reach Remote unmanned offshore surface vessels (USVs).These units will serve as mobile power banks…

Moreld Ross Offshore Charters Maersk Minder AHTS

Apr 12, 2022

Danish offshore vessel operator Maersk Supply Service has won a call-off contract with Moreld Ross Offshore in Norway for the use of the Maersk Minder AHTS.'Already one of the newest, most fuel-efficient, and eco-friendly vessels in our fleet…

DOF Subsea Lines Up Work for Ross Candies

Apr 11, 2022

The U.S. subsidiary of Norwegian offshore vessels owner DOF Subsea said it has secured multiple contracts for the construction support vessel Ross Candies.The 2010-built Ross Candies is one of two Jones Act-compliant vessels chartered by DOF Subsea USA from Otto Candies for operations in the U…

Interview: Shane Guidry, Harvey Gulf

Apr 11, 2022

Shane Guidry transformed Harvey Gulf from an inland and offshore towing vessel operator to a provider of offshore vessel services in the Gulf of Mexico and international oil and gas markets. Innovation initiatives he has spearheaded include…

Eidesvik Offshore CFO Resigns to Join Waterise

Apr 11, 2022

Tore Byberg has tendered his resignation from his position of EVP & CFO of the Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore.Byberg will leave Eidesvik and become CFO of Waterise AS, a company offering sustainable subsea water desalination globally…

HAL Making 'Good Progress' With Boskalis Takeover Offer

Apr 08, 2022

HAL Holding, which on March 10 announced plans to launch a takeover offer for the Dutch marine services and dredging giant Boskalis' all remaining shares, said Thursday it was making good progress with the offer preparation.The company had said…

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