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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VESSEL REVIEW | Zwerver V – Large, shallow-draught workboat for Dutch renewables support provider

Netherlands-based renewables support specialist Van Stee Offshore has taken delivery of a new near-shore capable, multi-purpose vessel built by Albwardy Damen in the UAE. Zwerver V belongs to a new series of large workboats capable of undertaking a range of projects in support of customers in the...

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COLUMN | 2024 by the numbers: Cableships; methanol; the Nigerian Navy; BP and Equinor’s wind woes; Noble in Suriname and Colombia [Offshore Accounts]

We’ve passed Twelfth Night, so let’s look at some key numbers for the year ahead. This week’s lucky lottery numbers are 4, 10, 29, 177, and 470,000. Who is feeling lucky? Four newbuilds for wind: #1 Toyo Nature abhors a vacuum, and as Global Marine Systems, for two decades the former cablelay market leader, sinks […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Uni-Mini – Compact, multi-role USV for UAE coastal survey specialist

UAE-based the Unique Group has added a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to its fleet of subsea engineering and inspection vessels. Uni-Mini was designed and built in-house by the Unique Group as an economical, compact, and lightweight vehicle that can be easily carried and operated by two people,...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Uni-Max – Hybrid survey USV for UAE’s Unique Group

UAE-based subsea engineering and technology company the Unique Group has expanded its fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) with the completion of a new craft designed and built entirely in-house. The aluminium-hulled Uni-Max was designed for surveying operations and engineered to satisfy...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Huadong Yuan 308 – Exploration jackup for Chinese offshore wind company

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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COLUMN | Is it them, again? Argentina and Nigeria, and Vietnam’s got a maritime video star! [Offshore Accounts]

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...

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COLUMN | Vroon, Vroon, Vroon: Britoil’s take-over marks closure, as Golden Energy flip shows ING’s folly [Offshore Accounts]

Finally, Singapore-headquartered Britoil announced last week that it had completed the purchase of most of the offshore fleet of Vroon, the Dutch ship-owner. Britoil bought 29 offshore support vessels, plus a small oil spill response vessel from Vroon. Golden Energy Offshore had announced in August that it was buying four large PX121 design platform supply […]

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Offshore Projects News Roundup | May 10 – Windfarm site surveys and installation works in Europe and Australia plus geophysical mapping off West Africa

New projects in the pipeline include cable and turbine installation works in the German and Danish sectors North Sea, a site survey in support of Australia’s first offs ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Vaquita 01 – Jan De Nul debuts compact unmanned survey craft

Dredging and marine works company the Jan De Nul Group has introduced a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to be used for hydrographic surveys in inland waters. Developed ..

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