“See you in court!” is a familiar refrain and one we have often used as a headline. Offshore companies seem to get embroiled in contract disputes that end up in lengthy and expensive arbitration, or in commercial court disputes, just too often. I find it hard to believe that if this column covered...
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COLUMN | Reaping what you sow: McDermott, Seatrium, Gunvor and Trafigura [Offshore Accounts]
It seems appropriate to get all biblical this week, just after Easter. When Saint Paul wrote in his letter to the Galatians that “a man reaps what he sows,” he probably wasn’t thinking about corruption in the oil and gas industry two millennia later. But the last month has seen no less than four...
COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2023: Days 4 to 6: Seadrill, Gulf Drilling International and ADES; five shipping magnates on future fuels; six corrupted states and Al Jazeera [Offshore Accounts]
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 […]
COLUMN | The chickens come home to roost again: Swiber charges in Singapore; Texas judicial investigation; CWind sold; Guardian Geomatics sold; Newbuild! Newbuild! [Offshore Accounts]
This week we look at consequences: judicial consequences, legal consequences, the consequences of bad strategy and bad execution, and the inevitable consequences of high day rates. Ladies and gentlemen, there is a newbuilding anchor handler out there, being built as you read this. Adjust your forecasts accordingly. But first, we look at other consequences. Goh-Goh […]
Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | March 29 – Newbuilds for Dutch owners, a new maintenance workboat for a UK service provider and an unmanned survey craft
Deliveries include an LNG-fuelled dredger and an offshore support workboat to two owners in the Netherlands. A new compact unmanned vehicle boasts advanced sensors to aid ..
Singapore corruption investigators issue stern warnings to former shipyard executives over bribery charges
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) of Singapore has completed its investigations and issued stern warnings to six individuals who were formerly senior mana ..
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Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | December 22 – Large jackup vessel for offshore wind installation plus new dredgers for Europe, India and Argentina
New dredgers and construction vessels are being delivered to customers in Europe and South America as one vessel for a German owner is nearing completion. An order has me ..
COLUMN | Offshore wind update: Eneti, Cyan Renewables, Purus/HST, Vallianz and Marco Polo [Offshore Accounts]
The Ukraine war rumbles on, with Russian seafarers and oilfield workers now in danger of being drafted into president Putin’s meat-grinder of death and mayhem in Donbas ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Vox Ariane – Van Oord opts for LNG propulsion on new hopper dredger series
Dutch marine projects company Van Oord has taken delivery of a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) from Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) of Singapore. N ..
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Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – June 3, 2022
Newly awarded charters are for installation, acquisition, and maintenance vessels for deployment in the Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. DeepOcean, Østensjø ..
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