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SolstadFarstad Wins New Contracts in Australia

Dec 03, 2017

SolstadFarstad ASA (SOFF) has been awarded several new contracts for the provision of vessels within Australia.  McDermott International Inc. affiliated company, MAPL have awarded the provision of a General Purpose Support Vessel, Far Stream…

Dockwise Bags Marine Transport Contracts Worth $50 Mln

Sep 06, 2017

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. said its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise has recently been awarded a number of marine transport contracts with a combined contract value of approximately $50 million. Dockwise was awarded a contract by Husky Oil Operations Ltd…

SITC Shipowning Orders Four Newbuilds

Aug 14, 2017

SITC Shipowning, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SITC International Holdings Co, has exercised the options for the construction of two container vessels, said a company release. SITC Shipowning also entered into the New Shipbuilding Contracts…

Newbuild Contracts at Lowest Level in 20 Years -BIMCO

Sep 13, 2016

Shipyards have become the next victim of the deteriorating conditions in the dry bulk, container and offshore markets as 2016 looks to set the record for the lowest newbuilding contracts in more than 20 years, according to international shipping…

Hess Denmark Renews Integrity Inspection Contract with DNV GL

Jun 22, 2016

Hess Denmark ApS has awarded a contract to DNV GL to provide asset integrity inspection management of its South Arne field including Risked Based Inspection (RBI) services and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection services. The contract…

East-West Shippers See Acceleration in Container Contract Rate Cuts

Jun 14, 2016

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes fell by another 18% between February and May, according to Drewry’s Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates…

East-West Shippers see Acceleration in Container Contract Rate Cuts - Drewry

Jun 13, 2016

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes fell by another 18% between February and May, according to Drewry’s Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates…

ASL Marine Secures New Contracts

May 13, 2016

Shipbuilder ASL Marine  has secured a total S$156 million worth of contracts from its shipbuilding, shiprepair & conversion, shipchartering and dredging engineering divisions. The contracts secured are mainly from repeat customers in the region as well as in the Middle East…

Ensco Lost 2 Petrobras Contracts

May 06, 2016

Ensco Plc has concluded discussions with Petrobras regarding revised commercial terms with respect to some rig contracts. Ensco 6003 and Ensco 6004 had their contracts terminated effective May 1, 2016 by mutual agreement. Ensco said…

Otto Marine Bags OSV Chartering Contract Worth $68m

Mar 02, 2016

Singapore’s offshore chartering group Otto Marine  has bagged a OSV chartering contract worth up to $68.5m from an international oil and gas E&P firm. The charter, inked by Otto Marine’s wholly-owned Go Offshore, is for a 100-tonnes bollard…

IMCA Publishes Renewables Contracting Principles

Sep 24, 2015

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published a variety of guides, templates and discussion documents aimed at raising awareness on contracting issues, promoting discussion and providing tools that may be useful for its contractor members…

ENSCO DS-9 Drillship Contract Update

Jul 17, 2015

ConocoPhillips today for its convenience provided a notice of termination for the three-year ENSCO DS-9 drillship contract. Under the terms of the contract, ConocoPhillips is obligated to pay Ensco termination fees monthly for two years equal to the operating day rate of approximately $550…

Viking Wins SMA's Management Contract

May 07, 2015

Viking Supply Ships has been awarded a management contract to operate the SMA ice-breaker fleet for a period of seven years. The contract is a continuation of a current management which commenced in 2000. The contract is done at market terms…

Oil and Gas Industry Contracts Down 22% in Q4 2014

Feb 18, 2015

The number of major contracts awarded across the global oil and gas industry declined during the last quarter, according to the latest quarterly report from the UK-based Energy Industries Council (EIC).There were 117 major contract awarded between October and December 2014…

Statoil Awards Contracts in Norway

Jan 07, 2015

Statoil has today, 7 January, awarded the service contracts for seven bases for the company in Norway. These contracts have been awarded to NorSea Group AS, Saga Fjordbase AS and Asco Norge AS. The contracts awarded include terminal and…

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