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Platypus Marine Inks LOI with Damen for Jones Act CTV

Mar 30, 2023

Port Angeles, Wash. shipyard Platypus Marine has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Dutch shipbuilding conglomerate Damen for the construction of a new Jones Act-qualified crew transfer vessel (CTV) to service the U.S. offshore wind industry…

JF Subtech Charters Olympic Taurus Offshore Vessel. Deploys It for UXO Survey Gig

Mar 30, 2023

James Fisher Subtech has chartered the multipurpose offshore vessel Olympic Taurus from Olympic Subsea with plans to use it in the UK offshore energy industry.The Olympic Taurus has already been mobilized for work from Montrose Port, Aberdeenshire…

Southeast Asia's "First" Hybrid CTV Handed Over to HST Marine at Strategic Marine New Shipyard

Mar 29, 2023

Shipbuilder Strategic Marine on Wednesday unveiled a new shipyard featuring a 5,000-DWT dry dock and a 6,000-DWT slipway. The company said it had also handed over Southeast Asia’s first hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) to HST Marine, and unveiled the Gen-4 One fast crew boat (FCB)…

ADS Maritime Holding Acquires 10% Stake in High-Spec Dive Support Vessel

Mar 29, 2023

ADS Maritime Holding said Wednesday it had acquired a 10% stake in a Dive Support Vessel and will act as Commercial Manager with primary responsibility for following up the shipowning company’s activities related to the vessel and the bareboat contract…

Havfram Wind to Transport and Install Turbines for Vattenfall's Multi-GW Norfolk Projects

Mar 29, 2023

Energy firm Vattenfall has selected offshore installation company Havfram Wind as a preferred supplier for the wind turbine installation services for Vattenfall’s Norfolk projects in the United Kingdom. Havfram Wind will transport and install the turbines over a period of 3 years…

Perdana to Supply Accommodation Work Barge to Petronas Carigali

Mar 28, 2023

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas Carigali has awarded a work order to Perdana Nautika, a subsidiary of Perdana Petroleum, for the supply of an accommodation work barge.The contract started on March 20, 2023, and is for up to two 229 days from the start date…

Purus Wind Orders Eight Offshore Wind Vessels from Damen

Mar 27, 2023

Purus Wind, an offshore wind vessel services firm, has ordered eight offshore wind vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder Damen.Under the order, Damen Shipyards will build and deliver four Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid and three Damen…

SMST's Gangways for GC Rieber's Windkeeper SOVs

Mar 27, 2023

Dutch offshore equipment supplier SMST said Monday it had secured a contract with Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for the delivery of two sets of mission equipment for the two newbuild Windkeeper Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) of Norwegian shipowner GC Rieber Shipping…

Port of Aberdeen Banks on Offshore Wind for Future Growth

Mar 23, 2023

Port of Aberdeen has welcomed more than 100 vessels working on offshore wind projects to the port so far this year, including the latest arrival of the Blue Tern jack-up installation vessel.Owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, the Blue Tern jack-up is a 151-meter-long…

WuHu Shipyard Starts Building Orca Series Heavy Lift Vessel for Jumbo and SAL

Mar 22, 2023

China's WuHu Shipyard has cut the first steel for an Orca series heavy lift vessel being built for an alliance between SAL Heavy Lift GmbH and Jumbo Shipping.Back in September 2022, SAL and Jumbo said they had signed building contracts for four…

DeepOcean's Fleet Gets a Boost with Olympic Ares Vessel Charter

Mar 22, 2023

Subsea services firm DeepOcean has taken the Olympic Ares multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) on a two-year charter. The vessel is owned by the Norwegian shipowner Olympic Subsea.The vessel is a modern construction support vessel equipped with a 250 Te crane…

Valeura Energy Completes Modification of MT Jaka Tarub Vessel for Wassana Offshore Oil Field

Mar 21, 2023

Oil and gas company Valeura Energy said Monday that modifications to the MT Jaka Tarub crude oil storage vessel were complete, making the vessel compatible with infrastructure at its Wassana oil field, offshore Thailand.According to Valeura Energy…

NYK's First Domestic CTV Named "Rera As"

Mar 20, 2023

Last week  at the Wind Expo Spring 2023 in Tokyo, NYK announced the name of a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind farm, for which NYK has a multi-year time charter contract with Siemens Gamesa.At the naming presentation with James Tham…

Maersk Sells Supply Service to Family Holding Company for $685M

Mar 20, 2023

Maersk has agreed to sell its offshore marine service provider Maersk Supply Service to family-owned holding company A.P. Moller Holding for $685 million, the Danish shipping giant said in a statement on Monday.The sale marks the completion…

Argeo to Use Uncrewed Vessel for Stromar Offshore Wind Farm Survey

Mar 20, 2023

Norwegian offshore survey company Argeo has signed a survey contract with Stromar, a consortium of Ørsted, Renantis, and BlueFloat Energy looking to build a floating wind farm offshore Scotland. Stromar has awarded Argeo a contract to conduct a geophysical survey in the project’s development area…

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