Norway-based GC Rieber Shipping has ordered two WindKeeper Service Operation Vessels for offshore wind operations from the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. The order includes options for two further vessels. The first vessel will be delivered in Q1 2025…
Wintershall Dea has extended the contract for Eidesvik Offshore's the platform supply vessel “Viking Princess” from January 2023. This will be in direct continuation of the current contract, extending the firm period to July 2023. According to the Norwegian shipowner…
Shipbuilder VARD said Thursday that its first hull for a Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) arrived at Vard Søviknes in Norway. The hull of the vessel, which will be used to support offshore wind operations, was launched at Vard…
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) affiliate C-Innovation, (C-I) on Wednesday announced it has signed a multi-year contract with a major operator in the Gulf of Mexico, securing the C-Constructor to support the New Well Delivery Program and the Holiday for inspection…
The first wind turbine jacket foundation has been installed at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, 15.5km off the east coast of Scotland.Following the arrival of the first ten steel jackets on site, Saipem, through its subcontractor Heerema…
Offshore wind service provider SeaRenergy said Wednesday it had secured a contract for offshore infrastructure services from Siemens Energy. The scope of work comprises integrated onshore and offshore logistics services executed during the commissioning…
Marine services firm DeepOcean has entered into a two-year time charter agreement for Simon Møkster Shipping's Stril Server multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV), citing a growth in demand for specialist subsea services.DeepOcean's clients in…
Elenergy Co Ltd, a Korean renewable energy development firm, has hired DNV as the owner's engineer for its 1.5 GW fixed-bottom Chujin offshore wind project.The Chujin offshore wind farm will be the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in South Korea…
The Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF said Wednesday it had won contracts and contract extensions for several of its vessels in Brazil, West Africa, and the North Sea region. The estimated firm backlog for these contracts is approximately NOK 260 million (~$25…
Van Oord's new cable-laying vessel Calypso is headed to the Vard Brattvaag shipyard in Norway after its hull launch last week in Romania. Once in Norway, Vard Brattvaag will complete the construction of the vessel which is expected to enter operation at the end of 2023…
Norwegian offshore wind service vessel firm Edda Wind has taken delivery of Edda Brint service operation vessel from Spain's Astilleros Balenciaga. The vessel is the second vessel delivered as part of a seven-vessel newbuilding program.The new…
Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine on Tuesday announced it secured a four-vessel crew boat order from Malaysian operator Surya Nautika.Slated for delivery to the licensed Petronas contractor progressively from the first quarter of 2023…
Dutch marine services firm Boskalis said Monday it had acquired the construction support vessel North Ocean, the sister vessel of Southern Ocean, which Boskalis added to its fleet in 2021.The North Ocean is a DP-2 vessel with an overall length of 132 meters…
Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Yinson has secured a one-month contract extension for its Adoon FPSO with Addax Petroleum in Nigeria.The deal between Sinopec's Addax and Yinson's Adoon Pte. Ltd. extends the FPSO's tenure to November 16, 2022. The extension is worth $3…
Palatka, Fla. shipyard St Johns Ship Building this week held a keel laying ceremony for the second vessel in a series of new Jones Act compliant crew transfer vessels (CTV) it is constructing for WINDEA CTV to operate in the U.S offshore wind industry…