Huisman CEO André Meijer has stepped down from his role after less than half a year in the post, the firm and Meijer jointly announced yesterday. Dutch offshore heavy construction equipment manufacturer Huisman is now looking for an internal…
Seajacks' latest newbuild self-propelled wind farm installation jackup unit Seajacks Scylla is to be mobilized at Gibdock in Gibralter. The unit was delievered to Seajacks by Samsung Heavy Industries at the end of 2015, and discharged…
Royal IHC has successfully named and launched the 550-tonne top tension capacity pipelay vessel, Seven Cruzeiro, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel in south Holland. Seven Cruzeiro. Image courtesy IHC Merwede…
UK-based offshore installation and maintenance contractor Seajacks International has taken successful delivery of its fifth self-propelled jackup vessel, the Seajacks Scylla. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea, Seajacks says Scylla…
GC Rieber has found a new contract for the Polar Onyx after it took back the vesesl from failed business Ceona and agreed to take ownership of the VLS tower on the vessel from administrators. GC Rieber Shipping had terminated the charter…
Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) sealed its deal with Jurong Shipyard to build its new mega-heavy lift crane vessel. HMC had already signed a letter of intent with the Sembcorp Marine subsidiary. Today's engineering and construction contract…
Heerema Marine Contractor’s new semisubmersible crane vessel is set to make waves. Elaine Maslin reports. An illustration of the new NSCV. Photos from Heerema Marine Contractors. Norse gods do not come along that often…
Huisman officially opened their new production facility in Navegantes, Santa Catarina state on 16 April 2015, in the south of Brazil. The facility is used for the manufacturing of offshore equipment for the Brazilian market. It is located along the Itajai-Açu river…
Netherlands-based, Huisman announced today that André Meijer is appointed as CEO effective 1 August 2015. This appointment follows the decision of Joop Roodenburg to step down as the company’s CEO this year and become the company's chief technology officer…
Construction of Subsea 7’s heavy construction vessel, the Seven Arctic, is proceeding on schedule with the vessel targeted for delivery in 2016. The vessel, which is in dry dock at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, is being readied…
EPCIC contractor EMAS AMC is betting on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, bringing not only its newbuild vessel the Lewek Constellation, but investing and upgrading a sprawling marine base in Ingleside, Texas. Audrey Leon reports. The…
Ceona entered into a joint venture with Seaweld Engineering, which will act as a strategic partner for offshore deepwater construction projects in Ghana. The Ceona Amazon. From Ceona. The…
Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Offshore Services has inked a deal with a Singapore shipyard to build what it says will be the world's largest semisubmersible crane vessel (pictured). The vessel, whose designed was unveiled in March last year…
On 1 March, EMAS AMC officially christened and named its flagship, the Lewek Constellation, prior to her departure to the Gulf of Mexico to start work for Noble Energy. EMAS AMC’s Lewek Constellation…
Rotterdam was home to three giants of the sea in early March – offshore industry flagships, not least Allseas’ newly renamed Pioneering Spirit. Elaine Maslin took a tour. Pioneering Spirit’s lifting beams loom from its bows…