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Geoquip Marine Acquires DP2 Vessel

Mar 18, 2019

The geotechnical data acquisition company Geoquip Marine has confirmed the addition of a DP2 Multi-Purpose Offshore Support vessel to its fleet.The Geoquip Saentis is currently being fitted with the latest version of Geoquip’s GMR600 fully heave-compensated offshore geotechnical drilling rig…

MMA Offshore Bags Santos Contract

Mar 14, 2019

Australian offshore vessel owner MMA Offshore has been awarded a drilling support contract by Santos Drilling.'We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a contract by Santos to support its 2019 jack-up drilling campaign,' said a statement…

GAC Bags Petronas Job

Mar 14, 2019

GAC Marine’s branch in Turkmenistan has been awarded two contracts by Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of Petronas, to provide marine services for its development of the Garagol Deniz West (GDW) oil field.The service provider of full marine transportation…

Green Marine Grows Offshore Fleet

Mar 07, 2019

The solutions provider of the offshore renewable industry, Green Marine has expanded its fleet by recently purchasing a Damen Twin Axe 26m long CTV named the “Green Storm”.The vessel will focus on servicing the Offshore Wind industry, providing…

LNG-Operated Survey Vessel Atair Floated Out

Mar 01, 2019

German Naval Yards Kiel, has floated out 'Atair', the world's first LNG fueled research vessel, after a building period of 16 months.The 75 m vessel is being built for Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) by the general contractor is Fassmer Shipyard…

OHT Sisters Spoted in Singapore

Feb 27, 2019

Eagle and Falcon, sister vessels and the workhorses of the Offshore Heavy Transport  (OHT) family, were coincidentally working side by side in Singapore earlier this month loading two jack-up rigs.Eagle started her loading operation of the 14…

Solstad Offshore Fixes CSV with Subsea 7

Feb 27, 2019

Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company Solstad Offshore has won a four-year contract extension with the seabed-to-surface engineering company Subsea 7 for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Subsea.The duration of the contract is now firm until 31…

Subsea 7 Wins BP Work Offshore UK

Feb 27, 2019

Subsea 7 S.A. announced Wednesday it has been awarded a contract by BP Exploration for the provision of subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services covering BP’s North Sea region portfolio of assets West of Shetland and Northern North Sea…

Van Oord Orders Water Injection Vessels

Feb 27, 2019

Dutch maritime contracting company that specializes in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, Van Oord has ordered the construction of two state-of-the-art water injection vessels at Kooiman Marine Group.The new vessels will be…

Seacat Renews SMC Deal

Feb 25, 2019

Offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has extended the vessel inspection agreement with Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC), the health and safety advisory to the marine and energy industry.The agreement marks the second year…

DOF Bags Three ROV Contracts in Brazil

Feb 25, 2019

Norwegian supply shipping company DOF Subsea has been awarded contracts for three remotely operated (ROV) Support Vessels (RSV) with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras).All contracts have a firm duration of three years and can be extended for another two years…

EnBW Hohe See Bolsters Albatros Installation

Feb 19, 2019

The construction of the EnBW Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms is continuing with the help of two new installation vessels – GeoSea’s Innovation and A2SEA’s Sea Installer, EnBW said.The “Innovation” sailed from Eemshaven in Holland yesterday…

Neptune Renews IRM Contract with Sea Mar Shipping

Feb 17, 2019

Dutch offshore vessel operator Sea Mar Shipping has won a three-year plus 2 x one year options for its IRM (Inspection, Repair and Maintenance) vessel Sea Mar Splendid from Neptune Energy Netherlands.The vessel and crew will support Neptune…

DOF Wins Contract for Skandi Sotra

Feb 14, 2019

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF announced that it has signed a 21 months contract for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Skandi Sotra (built 2003).The contract will commence today (Friday) in direct continuation from its present contract in Australia…

DOF Bags Multiple Offshore Vessel Deals

Feb 10, 2019

Norwegian offshore vessel provider DOF has won several contracts from undisclosed clients for work in Guyana, Saudi Arabia, and the Mediterranean.The Skandi Neptune has already commenced operation in Guyana for survey work and planning a second…

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