Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | Qifan 19 – Chinese cable-laying vessel boasts 10,000-tonne capacity

Cable-lay vessel Qifan 19

China’s Jiangsu Haixin Shipping Heavy Industry has handed over a new cable-laying vessel to Zhejiang Qiming Offshore Electric Power Engineering. The non-self-propelled Qifan 19 (启帆19) will be deployed primarily in support of offshore wind energy projects by installing submarine cables through which wind farms will supply electricity to numerous end users. Capable of working with […]

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VESSEL REFIT | FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias – Processing platform to be deployed in Brazil’s Mero oil field

FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias, which will be deployed in Brazil's Mero field

Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles has completed conversion work on a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) for Malaysian shipowner MISC. The vessel, which has been renamed FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias, will operate in Brazil’s offshore waters under charter with state-owned oil company Petrobras. CIMC Raffles said this is the first FPSO conversion project […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | NR Predator – UK fast catamaran crewboat built for year-round operations

NR Predator, NR Marine Services' newest crewboat

UK offshore support company NR Marine Services has taken delivery of a new catamaran crewboat built by Isle of Wight-based Diverse Marine. Named NR Predator, the vessel boasts a hull form that incorporates an ultra-fine entry for excellent head sea performance and tower access but with high...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Gripper – Fast crewboat to serve US East Coast offshore wind clients

Gripper, a new crewboat acquired by American Offshore Services

American Offshore Services (AOS), an offshore crewboat operating company based in Providence, Rhode Island, has taken delivery of a new crewboat built by Blount Boats in nearby Warren. Gripper is a Jones Act-compliant aluminium catamaran built to support Ørsted and Eversource’s growing portfolio of...

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COLUMN | Too sweet: Tidewater; Hayfin Capital; Taiwan CSOVs; Island Offshore [Offshore Accounts]

Irish singer-songwriter Hozier recently managed to top the singles charts in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom with the indie hit “Too Sweet”, which also peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The memorable chorus, “I take my whiskey neat, my coffee black and my bed at...

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