Norwegian offshore services provider Reach Subsea has confirmed that the first example in a new series of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) being built for the company has been launched into the water for the first time. Upon completion, Reach Remote 1 will have a length of 23.9 metres, a beam of...
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COLUMN | Quick updates: PSVs changing hands; subsea newbuilds; Guyana booming; rigs fixing higher [Offshore Accounts]
Money is being made in offshore once again, but tragically lives are also being lost unnecessarily. Earlier this week, we examined how Perenco’s dysfunctional safety culture in Gabon, leading to six people dead or lost in an explosion. This is a sad backdrop for an industry booming at last. Stop...
Norwind Offshore welcomes newest CSOV to fleet
Norwegian offshore wind support company Norwind Offshore took delivery of its newest commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) on Thursday, March 21. Norwind Hurricane is the second of five CSOVs in a series designed and built for Norwind by compatriot shipyard Vard. The vessels are equipped to...
Belgium, EU sign Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships
Belgium and the European Union haved signed the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, otherwise known as the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) confirmed via a recent...
Saipem joins collaboration to develop autonomous subsea craft
Italian offshore engineering and construction specialist Saipem and compatriot shipbuilder Fincantieri have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate commercial and industrial opportunities for cooperation in the field of autonomous subsea vehicles and their integration with surface and underwater units. The agreement aims to enable the two companies to participate in major programmes […]
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Offshore wind maintenance mothership launched in China
China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding has launched a new multi-purpose vessel designed to operate as a mothership supporting activities at offshore wind farms. MW913-1 was ordered by local operator Fujian Operation and Maintenance Technology. Upon completion, it will have an LOA of 98.7 metres, a beam...
Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for January/February 2024
WORK BOAT WORLD: Philip Malone has joined UK-based maritime nuclear energy company Core Power as its new Vice President of Engineering. In his new position, Malone is responsible for providing the strategic, technical, and design leadership required to bring advanced nuclear energy technologies to...
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COLUMN | Where the wind blows, part 2: Shell, Cadeler, HEA Energy, Cyan Renewables, Edda Wind, Norwind and Norside [Offshore Accounts]
In Part One last week, we looked at the paradox of offshore wind, a segment that is growing without profit for many players. This contrasts with offshore oil and gas, which has shrunk but has become intensely profitable for rig and vessel operators, and for the oil companies themselves. Whereas offshore oil and gas companies […]
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Atlantic Offshore standby vessel to be rebuilt as renewables support platform
An emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) belonging to the fleet of Norwegian owner Atlantic Offshore will undergo conversion into a renewables support vessel prior to commencing a three-year time charter with UK-based subsea specialist Sulmara. The refit on the 2014-built, DP2-capable Ocean...
Norwegian firms unveil methanol-powered construction support vessel
A company to be formed by Norwegian shipping companies Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas will be the owner of a new construction support vessel (CSV) that will feature methanol-fuelled engines and a battery hybrid system. The new vessel to be owned by Eidesvik Agalas will also perform inspection,...