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Scaldis installs Wintershall's L6-B platform

Sep 23, 2014

Watch as Scaldis Marine Contractors NV installs the L6-B platform in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, in Block L6. In a joint effort between Wintershall Nordzee and Scaldis, a methodology was developed with a prime focus of minimizing the duration of the offshore activities…

Mega-vessel nears completion

Sep 23, 2014

Allseas' mega-vessel, the Pieter Schelte, is close to leaving Korea for Europe after leaving Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's quayside on Geoje Island for open water for sea trials. Tests on the 382m-long, 124m-wide vessel,…

Focusing on Europe

Aug 04, 2014

Cable laud sling production at Hendrik Veder Group in Rotterdam. Photo from Hendrik Veder Group.  Rotterdam-based Hendrik Veder Group moved into the fiber rope domain last year when it bought manufacturing firm G…

Offshore people power

Aug 01, 2014

iPS’ Nick Spies. Demand for qualified and experienced personnel is strong on a global basis—especially in offshore renewables. The industry is relatively new and it has also…

Rotterdam to welcome Pieter Schelte

Jul 11, 2014

Allseas mega-vessel, the Pieter Schelte, is to be completed in the port of Rotterdam. Owner and designer Allseas and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement for the Pieter Schelte to arrive in Rotterdam, from Korea, where…

West Ariel jackup rig towed to Singapore

Jun 25, 2014

Fairmount Marine announced that the Fairmount Summit tug has towed jackup rig West Ariel safely from Vung Tau, Vietnam, to Singapore. The towage over a distance of 1305mi. was performed in seven days with an average speed of 4 knots. The West Ariel…

CNOOC's Golden Eagle topsides underway

Jun 02, 2014

The topsides for the Golden Eagle area development (GEAD) are nearing final assembly in the UK North Sea, 43mi. (70km) northeast of Aberdeen. The project is operated by Nexen Petroleum, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Ltd. GEAD involves three fields: Golden Eagle…

Sevan Louisiana arrives in Curaçao

Apr 14, 2014

Fairmount Marine announced on 14 April 2014 that its tug Fairmount Sherpa has safely towed the semisubmersible drilling rig Sevan Louisiana from Singapore to Curaçao. During the 11,500mi. voyage via the Cape of Good Hope, stops were made in Port Louis (Mauritius)…

Seaway inks Dutch yard space

Mar 26, 2014

Seaway Heavy Lifting signed a contract with Rhenus Logistics which will give it its own offshore yard facilities, warehouse and quayside on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam (pictured) for 10 years. The contract, with Rhenus Logistics, started 1 March 2014…

Fairmount tug delivers Castoro Sei

Mar 18, 2014

Fairmount Marine’s Tug, Fairmount Glacier, has towed pipelay vessel Castoro Sei to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from where the vessel will start her seasonal activities on the North Sea. The Fairmount Glacier hooked-up with Castoro Sei in Genoa…

Fairmount delivers Ensco 5004

Jan 10, 2014

Fairmount Marine has delivered the drilling rig ENSCO 5004 in Malta at the endof a voyage that began offshore Rio de Janeiro.ENSCO 5004 is a 1982- built, 94.7m-long, and 70.4m-wide semisubmersible. It was towed from Rio de Janeiro to Malta…

Aegir christened before GoM debut

Sep 23, 2013

Heerema Marine Contractor’s new Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Aegir was christened in the Rotterdam Calandkanaal (NL). This state-of-the-art vessel is capable of executing complex infrastructure and pipeline projects in ultra deep water…

Tamar jacket delivery

Mar 27, 2013

Rotterdam-based transporter Fairmount Marine delivered Noble’s Tamar jacket to the eastern Mediterranean last month. The 18,500ton jacket was built in Corpus Christi, Texas, and traveled 9000 miles from the US on Heerema Marine Contractor’s H851 barge towed by Fairmount Marine’s tugs…

Roomans returns to his roots

Sep 01, 2012

Seeking to bolster its engineering support capability for a growing DP3 hybrid vessel fleet, the Sea Trucks Group occupied smart new premises in Rotterdam earlier this year. For founder and chief executive Jacques Roomans the move might suggest a return to his roots but…

On Call

May 27, 2012

Rotterdam-headquartered Imtech Marine has opened an office in Aberdeen to service international and locally based vessel and platform operators, either in port or on the spot. As well as providing electrical engineering support and emergency call out services…

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