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DFT Freight Predictions Signal End of Oil Era

Aug 26, 2025

The UK’s Department for Transport has today published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, Ro-Ro and container shipping surge…

Windcat Takes Delivery of First Elevation Series CSOV

Aug 26, 2025

Offshore crew transfer company Windcat has taken delivery of the Windcat Rotterdam, the first Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) in its new Elevation Series, developed with Damen Shipyards and CMB.TECH.Built at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam…

New Acquisition Bolsters Straatman's Maritime Manufacturing Expertise

Aug 26, 2025

Straatman has acquired Kraaijeveld Winches, a Dutch company specializing in the design and production of winches and related equipment for dredging, offshore, and maritime applications.The acquisition marks a strategic step in Straatman’s long…

BP Picks Bilfinger for Inspection Services Across North Sea Assets

Aug 26, 2025

Industrial services provider Bilfinger has secured a contract to provide inspection services using Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) across all of BP’s North Sea assets.This contract follows the recent three-year extension of Bilfinger’s existing insulation…

ExxonMobil Hires Shearwater for OBN Survey in Angola

Aug 26, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey work offshore Angola by ExxonMobil’s affiliate Esso Exploration Angola Block 15 Limited.The two-month project is scheduled to begin during the third quarter of 2025…

Two Vessel Contracts Bring in $65M for Solstad Offshore

Aug 25, 2025

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured two contracts for its Normand Turmalina and Normand Superior vessels, with the combined worth of $65 million.The anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turmalina has received a contract extension from BRAVA Energia in Brazil…

Vard Secures Seismic Vessel Conversion Job

Aug 25, 2025

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract with Norway-based Sanco Shipping for the conversion of the seismic research vessel Sanco Sailor into a seismic source vessel.Sanco Shipping contracted PGS Apollo, now renamed Sanco Sailor, earlier in 2025…

DOI Updates Commingling Policy

Aug 21, 2025

The US Department of the Interior is updating oil and gas commingling rules to align with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Commingling is the practice of combining oil or gas production from two or more sources into a single stream for measurement and processing…

Contract Extended for Vantage Drilling’s Platinum Explorer

Aug 21, 2025

UAE-based Vantage Drilling International has announced that the Conditional Letter of Award received from an undisclosed client for the ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer in April has been extended.This follows a 30-day extension from July 22 to bring the contract end date to August 29…

Watch: Aker BP Drills Omega Alfa

Aug 21, 2025

Aker BP has completed the Omega Alfa exploration campaign in the Norwegian North Sea, resulting in a significant oil discovery that adds substantial new resources to the Yggdrasil area.The recoverable volume is estimated at 96–134 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe)…

Reach Subsea Completes Inspection for TotalEnergies Using USV/ Electric ROV

Aug 20, 2025

Reach Subsea has completed a subsea inspection campaign for TotalEnergies, carried out in the Skirne, Byggve, and Atla fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The project was delivered using Reach Remote 1, an unmanned surface vessel equipped with an electric ROV…

DOF Group ASA Shares Financial Report for Q2 2025

Aug 20, 2025

DOF Group ASA's revenue for 2nd quarter (management reporting) totals USD 507 million (USD 361 million) and EBITDA totals USD 214 million (USD 122 million). The operating profit (EBIT) is USD 150 million (USD 111 million). Net financial gain…

Oceaneering Announces Renewal of Inspection Services Contract in West Africa

Aug 19, 2025

Oceaneering International has announced today that its Integrity Management and Digital Solutions segment has renewed its contract with a major operator for inspection services in West Africa.Oceaneering’s scope of work includes non-destructive testing…

SHI Secures Order for Six LNG Carriers

Aug 18, 2025

Samsung Heavy Industries has secured orders for six LNG carriers from two shipowners from Oceania.The vessels, two for one owner, four for the other, are expected to be delivered starting November 2028.Business Korea reports that Samsung Heavy Industries has secured orders for seven LNG carriers…

Shipbuilder Delivers Fast Crew Boat Pair to Aesen

Aug 18, 2025

In early August 2025, Aesen took delivery of two new Generation 4 Fast Crew Boats (FCBs) — Aesen 107 and Aesen 108 — at a christening ceremony held at Strategic Marine yard. The addition of Aesen 107 and Aesen 108 brings Aesenʼs total new crew…

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