PT Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk (WINS) joins with PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd (POSH) for Indonesian oil and gas joint venture.The joint venture will own and operate two units of Indonesian flagged 100+ tons bollard pull AHTS, “WINPOSH Rampart” and “WINPOSH Resolve”…
Chevalier Floatels contracts Holland Shipyards to convert its first ship to a DP2 offshore support & accommodation vessel.In response to the growing European market for wind energy, Chevalier Floatels has initiated the development of a new…
Centrica awards contract to GL Garrad Hassan for design, supply, installation & operation of an offshore meteorological mast system. The contract is for Centrica's Celtic Array project in the Irish Sea. Located 15km north of Anglesey, the system includes a meteorological mast…
Wärtsilä’s success in Brazilian drill ship programme continues with latest genset and propulsion order for three new liftboats.This latest in a series of contracts won by Wärtsilä is to supply complete mechanical packages, comprising the generating sets and thrusters…
Three big cruise ships visit Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG in the coming days and weeks to be spruced up for the 2013 cruise season.The ships are the MS 'Braemar' and the MS 'Balmoral', belonging to new customer Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, and Saga Shipping Corporation’s MS 'Saga Ruby'…
Damen subsidiary Oranjewerf Ship Repair to overhaul the former Radio Veronica ship 'Norderney'.The legendary former Radio Veronica base-station ship was built in 1949, and after duty as the Iceland trawler MV HH 294 Paul Müller, was renamed…
General Dynamics receives US$ 62-million US Navy contract for common ballistic missile compartment development.The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a US$ 61.7-million contract modification for the continued development…
TEAM Ports & Maritime wins New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) & Turner Construction Corporation contract.The contract is for the design, manufacture, assemble, transport and installation of two HYDRA Passenger Boarding…
General Increases of 10% and 5% are Maintained for 2013/14 Mutual Entries. The Strike Club, the market leader in the niche area of delay insurance for the marine trades, reports continuing strong demand for its mutual and fixed-premium covers…
Northern Offshore receives Maersk Oil & Gas notification that rig 'Energy Endeavour' will be released from contract on May 1, 2013.The rig's accommodation unit does not meet new Danish Energy Authority requirements and its replacement is not commercially viable for either party…
Norsafe received orders worth NOK 400-million (US$ 45.3-million) over the course of October 2012, & backlog at record height.'It is Norsafe’s newly developed GES50 MKIII freefall lifeboat which accounts for the bulk of these orders,' says CEO Geir Skaala…
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries extends application of next-generation 3D engineering technology to its offshore projects.SHI has been a longtime user of the industry-leading solution, deploying it in full production within its Shipbuilding division…
Maersk Tankers exits its Handygas segment by selling all 11 vessels to Navigator Gas. The divestment allows Maersk Tankers to focus on fewer segments and releases capital for future investments.Hanne B. Sørensen, CEO Maersk Tankers, said…
Smit Lamnalco renewed its marine support services contract with oil major Shell in Gabon, a deal that has triggered investment in three auxiliary vessel newbuildings, according to the company.The five year contract renewal extends a relationship…
Sentinel sell new-build Anchor Handling Towing & Supply vessels AHTS 5150; order two more AHTS from Nam Cheong Dockyard.Buyers of the AHTS 5150, Hull SK 67, have requested the details of the sale to remain private.The newly ordered AHTS vessels will be built in Fujian South East Shipyard…
