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RINA Deems Vroon Anchor Handler to be a 'Biosafe Ship'

Oct 04, 2020

VOS Champagne, a 2015-built DP2 anchor-handling tug supply vessel managed by Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) Genoa, is the first commercial vessel to be classified with RINA's new ‘Biosafe Ship’ class-notation.The Biosafe Ship notation is a new goal-based notation…

Vroon to Recycle Three PSVs

Sep 16, 2020

The offshore oil and gas downturn has claimed three more victims.Dutch-based Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) will dispose of three out-of-work platform supply vessels (PSV) in an effort to 'right-size' its fleet amid the prolonged industry slump…

VOS Contracts Three Vessels with Total

Jul 17, 2020

Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) Aberdeen has secured contracts with Total E&P UK Ltd. for three emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRV) in the U.K. North Sea.The vessels VOS Enterprise, VOS Prospector, and VOS Vigilant will support Total’s North Sea operations in the Dunbar…

Siemens Gamesa to Service Senvion Wind Turbines at TWB II Wind Farm

Jul 16, 2020

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will maintain offshore wind turbines at Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) wind farm, offshore Germany, under a five-year contract.SGRE said It is the first time for Siemens Gamesa to win an…

Northern Offshore Services, SEA O.G Form CTV JV for U.S. Offshore Wind Space

May 27, 2020

Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) and SEA O.G have entered into an agreement to provide marine services and CTV operations to the offshore wind industry in the United States.The partnership will combine the forces of N-O-S, the crew transfer vessel operator in Europe…

The Year 2020 Will be a Large Stress Test for the Offshore Industry

Apr 20, 2020

As the offshore market entered 2020, many within the industry had an optimistic outlook for the future and the consensus was ‘the worst is behind us’. However, nobody could have foreseen the events that would unfold in Q1 2020 and the impact…

Vroon: Suspension on Crew Changes Extended

Mar 25, 2020

Dutch shipping company Vroon is extending its recently imposed suspension of crew changes on its vessels, citing the impact of the coronavirus.In a public letter addressed to colleagues, friends, and families, Vroon CEO Herman Marks said: 'Every day…

BP Extends Vroon ERRVs Contract

Feb 27, 2020

Maritime offshore-services supplier Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) Ltd has secured a three-year contract extension with BP, worth around £30million.VOS, one of the largest providers of emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRV) in the North Sea…

Vroon, Jisco Extend Nautical Aisya AWB Partnership

Feb 17, 2020

JISCO Marine and Vroon Offshore Services Singapore have signed a two-year extension agreement for the management of the Accommodation Work Boat (AWB) Nautical Aisya. This renewal will extend the JISCO and VOS Singapore cooperation until at least the end of February 2022…

RigNet's Comms Solutions for Northern Offshore Jack-Ups

Feb 10, 2020

RigNet, Offshore communications, and networking solutions provider has signed a long-term services agreement with offshore drilling contractor Northern Offshore.Under the deal, RigNet will provide several solutions including VSAT Managed Communications Services…

VOS Sugar Supports Borssele OWP

Jan 28, 2020

Dutch shipping company Vroon said that its subsea-support vessel VOS Sugar has spent the winter months on charter to VLCV B.V. a joint venture between Van Leeuwen and C-Ventus.Since October 2019, VOS Sugar has acted as a floating base for the execution of VLCV’s work scope…

Eni Charters Vroon PSV for Long-Term P&A Work in UK

Jan 27, 2020

Dutch offshore vessel owner Vroon Offshore Services has recently secured a charter deal with Eni for its platform supply vessel VOS Prelude.Vroon on Monday said the charter was with Eni's UK subsidiary Eni UK Limited. Under the contract, the…

Tanjung Offshore Bags 5-Year Repsol Contract

Jan 14, 2020

Spanish oil firm Repsol has hired Malaysia's Tanjung Offshore services for offshore work in Malaysia and Vietnam.Tanjung Offshore, a subsidiary of T7 Global, will provide maintenance, construction, and modification services at Repsol's PM3-CAA block located between Malaysia and Vietnam…

VOS Champion Starts New Charter

Dec 06, 2019

Vroon Offshore Services reports its Singapore-managed anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS ) vessel VOS Champion has started a five-month contract with a major international oil and gas engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contractor…

VOS Start Starts Northwester 2 OWF Gig

Nov 11, 2019

Vroon, a Dutch shipping company, said that its walk-to-work vessel VOS Start has begun work for developer Parkwind on the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm (OWF) off the coast of Belgium.Located near the Belgian Coast, Northwester 2 is…

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