On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree, according to the ancient English carol, but at Baird Maritime, that’s the cue for a dozen topical features about the offshore industry. Lovers of festive traditions get scrolling, as for the fourth year in a row, we […]
Chinese offshore construction company the Jiangsu Huaxi Industrial Group (JHIG) recently added a new installation vessel to its fleet. Classed by China Classification Society and built by JHIG wholly-owned subsidiary Jiangsu Huaxicun Offshore Engineering Service, Huaxi 1600 is a self-elevating platform that will support installation activities at offshore wind farms. Specifically, the vessel is designed […]
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A rebuilt floating processing unit has been handed over to a Greek owner while a Dutch operator places orders for additional renewables support vessels. Designs have meanwhile been selected for crewboats for a UK customer and jackup barges that will be deployed in the Middle East. Converted FSRU...
Zhejiang Huadong Construction Engineering has completed construction of a new offshore exploration and testing platform ordered by Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina). Classed by China Classification Society (CCS), Huadong Yuan 308 is a self-elevating platform that will be used mainly for geological survey, exploration drilling, scientific research, and testing. All these activities will be […]
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Rarely in life do you get a second chance. But since we are almost Back to December, it is time to revisit that vintage Taylor Swift classic, where the singer describes how she messed up a relationship and begs for another chance. With that attitude, she could stand for president of Argentina and...
Deliveries include a floating LNG liquefaction vessel and an exploration platform that will operate in support of the Chinese offshore wind market. A Chinese yard floats out a new cable-laying vessel with an innovative trenching system. Finally, a Taiwanese wind farm operator will add a second walk-to-work vessel to its fleet. Golar LNG acquires floating […]
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PKY Marine, a joint venture formed by Japanese companies Penta-Ocean Construction, Kajima Corporation and Yorigami Maritime Construction, has taken delivery of a new self-elevating platform (SEP) that will undertake offshore installation duties. CP-16001 was built by PaxOcean Engineering of Singapore at its Batam shipyard in Indonesia. Design work was provided by Dutch engineering consultancy GustoMSC. […]
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In the ten months since we last ran a country feature on Indonesia, a lot has happened in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, which also happens to be the world’s third largest democracy, and the world’s biggest coal exporter by volume. As an aside, China is the world’s largest coal producer, but uses nearly […]
Chinese manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) recently delivered two offshore installation vessels in a series ordered by local conglomerate China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for operation by its CCCC Haifeng Wind Power division. Classed by China Classification Society, the jackup installation vessels Haifeng 1001 and Haifeng 1002 will be deployed by CCCC Haifeng Wind […]
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A Japanese owner adds an installation vessel to its fleet while construction continues on a heavy transport vessel that will support submarine cable works in China. A UK-Norwegian partnership unveils a new design of offshore wind maintenance vessel. Finally, a Saudi operator places orders for three fast crewboats. Japan’s PKY Marine adds installation jackup to […]