Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has launched the first U.S. flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel, named Acadia, at Hanwha Philly Shipyard.The…
Energy services firms Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement to create a leading energy services company under the name of Saipem7, which will have a combined backlog of over $50 billion.The binding merger agreement follows…
Huisman has signed a contract with Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the delivery of a modular cable lay system, specifically designed for deployment across range of vessels.Huisman’s 30mt cable lay system will be suitable for deployment for DFO’s…
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), an offshore marine solutions provider, has expanded its towage and installation fleet with the addition of a new anchor handling towing (AHT) vessel, POSH Courage.This fleet enhancement strengthens POSH’s capacity to undertake larger or multiple towages…
OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy, the partners in Han Asparuh block in the Black Sea, have hired Noble Corporation’s Globetrotter I ultra-deepwater drillship to drill two exploration wells offshore Bulgaria.The two wells will be drilled on the Han-Asparuh Block…
Bibby Marine has laid the keel for its 6,700GT electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) at the Armon Shipyard in Spain, marking the start of construction for the first of its kind hybrid-powered vessel that will operate on zero-emissions…
The latest addition to Tidal Transit’s fleet of purpose-built crew transfer vessels (CTVs), Imogen Rose, was officially christened at Equinor’s pontoon in Great Yarmouth.The ceremony formed part of a wider event, hosted by multinational energy company Equinor…
Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered next-generation Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) to new client Yeosu Ocean for offshore wind farm operations in South Korea.The 27-meter-long CTV is based on the StratCat 27 design, developed in close collaboration with BMT…
Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has ordered two next-generation subsea rock installation vessels, which will built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore in China.Capable of operating on methanol and with a focus on innovation and automation…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) for an undisclosed international customer.The agreement, valued between $115 million and $230 million, also has an option for one additional vessel Vard said…
Cadeler has taken delivery of its latest acquisition, a newly-constructed jack-up wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Keeper, securing also a long-term contract for its maiden job with Vestas.Cadeler announced its agreement to purchase…
SBM Offshore’s Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, bound for deployment at ExxonMobil’s field off Guyana, has entered the drydock at Seatrium yard in Singapore.The drydocking represents a major new forward in the delivery of the FPSO…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has secured work for its Normand Pioneer construction support vessel (CSV) for the end-client Petrobras.The vessel will be on a bareboat contract from Solstad Maritime to Solstad Offshore (SOFF)…
Taihan’s cable laying vessel (CLV), PALOS, has successfully completed the installation of export cables for the 364.8 MW Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind farm in South Korea.The project, being developed Nakwol Blue Heart, is located near Songido…
Van Oord has completed the installation of all monopile foundations at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, marking a major milestone in the construction of one of world’s largest wind farms.To execute the works, Van Oord deployed offshore wind installation vessel Aeolus…