Vroon Offshore Services News


COSCO Deliver Two China-built Bulk Carriers

Jan 07, 2013

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) subsidiary shipyards in China deliver bulk carriers to two European buyers.COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd has delivered a bulk carrier of 92,500 dwt, Sicilian Express, a post-panamax bulk carrier and the last…

Vroon Take Delivery of China-built Bulk Carrier

Jan 06, 2013

Vroon takes delivery of 'MV Sicilian Express', the last in a series of four bulkers built at COSCO Dalian Shipyard, China.MV Sicilian Express is a 92,500-dwt post-panamax bulk carrier, and her Chinese crew sails under the Gibraltar flag…

Fjellstrand Inks Contract to Build Offshore Service Vessel

Oct 11, 2012

Norway's Fjellstrand AS contracted by Siem Offshore Rederi AS to construct an Ulstein SX 163 design offshore wind or oil installationl service support vessel.Main particulars of the Ulstein SX 163 are a length of 74 meters, a  beam of 17 meters…

Inchcape Teams Up With Palumbo

Oct 09, 2012

Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services signs strategic partnership with offshore logistics & freight forwarder Palumbo S.P.A. to form ISS Palumbo. S.r.l. The new partnership combines ISS’s worldwide network with Palumbo’s…

Deep-water Drilling Strategic Alliance Formed

Sep 12, 2012

Gardline Geosciences & Canyon Offshore strategic alliance to provide deep-water seabed drilling service to offshore SI market.Eric Zon, Managing Director of Gardline Geosciences stated ‘this agreement is a perfect synergy to enable Gardline…

SeaRoc Charters 'MPI Adventure' for Windfarm Mast Installation

Sep 04, 2012

SeaRoc charter 'MPI Adventure' for Narec's offshore anemometry hub (NOAH) installation for windfarm site weather appraisal.MPI Adventure is a dedicated vessel to transport, lift and install wind turbines and their foundations; delivered in March 2011 (Qidong…

Vroon Offshore Embarks on 10-Vessel New-Build Program

Sep 03, 2012

North Sea Emergency Recovery & Rescue Vessel (ERRV) operator Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) to invest $100-million in new ships.The new 'comfort class' boats - six 50m ERRVs and four 60 ERRV field support vessels - will be built in Nanjing…

Offshore Ship Conversion Guidance From BV

Aug 29, 2012

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) publishes guidance on Ship Conversion into Surface Offshore Units & Redeployment of Surface Offshore Units.BV Guidance Note NI 593 sets out the requirements for structural assessment when operators…

OMM Sells Personnel Agency

Aug 22, 2012

Offshore Marine Management Limited (OMM) will sell the assets of its recently-rebranded personnel supply business, Main Source Offshore People Limited (MSOP) to Atlas Services Group Energy Limited (Atlas).  The acquisition will see the transfer of assets including contracts and staff…

Fjellstrand WindServer Trimarans to be Classed by GL

Aug 09, 2012

New Fjellstrand designed WindServer Trimarans for World Marine Offshore to be classed by GL.As offshore wind developments move further offshore, into deeper waters with more extreme weather conditions, the challenge of providing operations…

Island Offshore Renews Veripos GNSS Positioning Contract

Aug 02, 2012

Island Offshore, renews Veripos's 3-year contract for precision GNSS positioning services for DP vessels.Island Offshore awards Veripos a further three-year contract for continuing provision of precision GNSS positioning services for 16 DP…

DONG Energy & Siemens Sign UK Offshore Wind Farm Agreement

Jul 23, 2012

DONG Energy and Siemens Energy sign to supply & service 300 offshore wind turbines for installation offshore UKThe framework agreement is in regard to the 
supply and servicing of a total of 300 offshore wind turbines of 6 megawatt 
each, yielding  a total capacity of 1…

Offshore O&M Expenditure Forecast: $335B in 5 Years

Jun 18, 2012

More than $335 billion worth of expenditure is expected over the next five years on offshore oil & gas operations & maintenance (O&M), according to a new report, The World Offshore Operations & Maintenance Market Forecast 2012-2016, by Douglas-Westwood (DW)…

Braemar Launches New Salvage Support Operation

May 31, 2012

Incident response and environmental clean-up specialist Braemar Howells and its sister company Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) are to work together to provide a 24-hour global response capability to the world’s shipping and marine insurance sectors…

Remontowa Group Opens Service Centre in West Africa

May 08, 2012

Remontowa Group are commencing operations in West Africa providing direct access to Remontowa's experience and know-how for owners and operators of offshore support vessels.The new entity, Remontowa Marine Services Namibia, will increase…

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