The infield support vessel (ISV) ‘Siem Moxie’ will be the first Ulstein X-BOW workboat to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP).X-BOW vessels are characterised by the absence of a bulbous bow. Their bow slopes backwards above…
Greene’s Energy Group (GEG), a provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services, has promoted Blayne Prejean to Operations Manager of Cherokee Services, a division of Greene’s Energy Group, announced President Eric Langlinais. Based in Lafayette…
The hull is complete, the steelwork concluded, the building of the deckhouse has begun – in the dock of Sietas shipyard the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms developed and constructed in Germany is currently taking shape. Construction started in April 2012…
Otto Marine's shipyard has sold the multi-purpose offshore support vessel 'Otto Explorer 3' to RY Offshore Ltd. for about US$ 50-million.Upon completion of the sale, the buyer will charter the vessel to the Ottto Marine Group subsidiary, Go Marine Group Pty Ltd…
Harland & Wolff in Belfast have been awarded a valuable contract to help build a wind farm substation in the North Sea.The company will build substation jackets and piles for energy company E.On to help make up the foundations of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm…
Coast Guard inspectors conducted certificate of compliance examinations on two mobile offshore rigs heading for Cook Inlet.Inspectors from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Marine Safety Detachment Homer and Marine Safety Unit Texas City successfully…
Sentinel Marine orders four multi-role offshore support Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels ERRV’s from Nam Cheong.The new vessels will feature Dynamic Positioning systems, redundancy of propulsion and thruster systems, cargo carrying capabilities and advanced rescue and recovery equipment…
Leading independent offshore survey company UTEC has announced the appointment of a new Vice President of Measurement Technology at its Houston HQ.Mark Klusza – who holds a Bachelor in Design in Architecture from the University of Florida…
SBM Offshore has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the 20-year charter & operation of two FPSOs from BM-S-11 subsidiary Tupi BV.The FPSOs will be deployed at the Lula field in the pre-salt province offshore Brazil. BM-S-11 block is under concession to a consortium comprised of PETROBRAS (65%)…
Consent for an offshore wind farm off Aberdeen, opposed by Donald Trump, has been granted by the Scottish government.The £230m development consists of 11 wind turbines.Mr Trump claims they would spoil the sea views for golfers on his course at Menie…
The ‘Marineco Thunderbird’ is UK-based Marineco’s fourth FCS 2610 Twin Axe to join its windfarm support fleet of vessels.Marineco was the first customer to buy one of these vessels nearly two and a half years ago, based on a design for an…
In a recent survey conducted by Wind Energy Update (WEU), five sub-areas of wind power plant installation were selected for cost reduction.The sub area selected by the senior executives with most potential for cost reduction was foundations…
Almost 200 senior figures from across the U.K.’s offshore wind industry recently debated the future of managing operational wind farm projects.Delegates assembled to hear what lessons can be learnt from pioneering wind farm operators off the East of England coast…
Karl Senner LLC is a ubiquitous figure in the Gulf of Mexico workboat and offshore industry, supplying signature propulsion brands and service for decades. Industry insiders may have noted some changes of late, specifically the slight corporate identity slide from an “Inc…
SHC Wavedancer, with a new patents pending design, is capable of transforming from a high speed catamaran to a semi-submersible platform. The desingers believe that this innovation has enormous global potential for use in the offshore energy markets…
