COLUMN | Correcting course: Aramco and jackups; Siem Offshore and Kristian Siem; Ferguson Marine; MMA Offshore; Maersk/Svitzer [Offshore Accounts]

Harold Macmillan was supposedly once asked what the most troubling problem of his time as British Prime Minister was. “Events, my dear boy, events,” was his reply. I thought I had this week’s column nailed well in advance, but offshore is an industry especially susceptible to unexpected and hard to predict “events”. So, we must […]

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AWARDS 2023 | Best Prawn Trawler – Zenith – Macduff Ship Design

Best Prawn Trawler – Zenith – Macduff Ship Design Macduff Ship Design fishing boats have charms and attractions all of their own. They are rugged, safe and very economical and long-lasting (as they have to be in Scotland). Built to highly refined designs, they operate in often-terrible weather. In...

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Royal Navy begins investigation into fire incident on aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth

The Royal Navy has launched an investigation into a fire incident that occurred aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth while it was moored at a naval base in Scotland earlier this month. The incident occurred at around 23:50 local time on March 8 while the carrier was tied alongside an...

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COLUMN | Winner takes it all: Boskalis binges with record profits, as Boluda takes silver and McDermott gets sued (again) [Offshore Accounts]

Whilst the first big consolidator of this offshore upcycle was Tidewater, rapidly followed by ADNOC and AD Ports of Abu Dhabi, Europe is also experiencing a quiet wave of consolidation. Driving this is the biggest of the “Big Four” lowlands dredging and offshore companies, Boskalis. But whereas the gains in Tidewater have been open to […]

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AWARDS 2023 | Best Small Trawler – Copious – Macduff Ship Design

Best Small Trawler – Copious – Macduff Ship Design This fine little ship will work for its experienced owners in the bleak, windy and cold waters to the north of Scotland. Macduff Ship Design knows those waters well and this very imaginative new trawler will work very safely, efficiently and...

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VESSEL REVIEW | AQS Trym – Hybrid catamaran workboat for Norwegian aquaculture support company

Norwegian aquaculture services company AQS has taken delivery of a new hybrid catamaran workboat optimised for supporting fish farm operations. AQS Trym was designed and built by Norway’s Skagen Ship Consulting in cooperation with UK naval architecture firm Macduff Ship Design and Turkish shipbuilder TRX Marine, though construction took place entirely at TRX Marine’s Yalova […]

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AWARDS 2023 | Best Aquaculture Landing Craft – Turas a ‘Bhradain – Macduff Ship Design

Best Aquaculture Landing Craft – Turas a ‘Bhradain – Macduff Ship Design As with all Macduff Ship Design vessels, this compact but ultra-versatile aquaculture work boat is impressively innovative and beautifully detailed. Practical, simple, economical and rugged, it will serve very well in the remote, cold Scottish lochs where the nation’s economically important salmon farming […]

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COLUMN | Where the wind blows part 1: Borealis, IT Telecoms, TotalEnergies, Ørsted and Vestas [Offshore Accounts]

One of the warmest winters on record seems to be drawing to a close in Europe, and the North Sea spot market is roaring back. On Friday, the 251 tonnes bollard pull anchor handler Maersk Mariner was spot chartered by Anasuria Operating Company at the princely day rate of £45,000 (US$57,000) for...

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