Business & Finance
SBM Offshore to Supply FPSO for Shell’s Fram Field in UK
SBM Offshore announced that it has received a letter of interim award (LOIA) from Shell for the supply, lease and operation of a FPSO for the Fram field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The LOIA allows SBM Offshore to commence engineering and procurement of long lead items to ensure timely complet
Norway: Statoil Charters Seven New Supply Vessels for NCS
Statoil has awarded contracts for the charter of seven new supply vessels for the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The newbuildings are equipped with the latest environmental technology while some of them are specially designed for operation in the High North. “The seven newbuildings solidly equip
SBM Offshore to Supply FPSO for Shell’s Fram Field in UK
SBM Offshore has received a letter of interim award (LOIA) from Shell for the supply, lease and operation of a FPSO for the Fram field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The LOIA allows SBM Offshore to commence engineering and procurement of long lead items to ensure timely completion of the planned
Norway: STX OSV Enters LoI with Troms Offshore for PSV Construction
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Troms Offshore Supply for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). Troms Offshore and Statoil have agre
Norway: Statoil Charter Spree
Statoil has awarded contracts for the charter of seven new supply vessels for the NCS. The newbuildings are equipped with the latest environmental technology while some of them are specially designed for operation in the High North “The seven newbuildings solidly equip us to meet the requirements fo
STX OSV Enters LOI with Troms Offshore for Large PSV (Norway)
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has entered into a Letter of Intent with Troms Offshore Supply (“Troms Offshore”) for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). Troms Offshore and Stat
Australia Supports IMO’s Technical Co-Operation Programme with New Agreement
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), to support IMO’s Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme (ITCP) capacity-building activities through the provision of experts and hostship facilities
Croatia: Uljanik Shipyard to Launch Ferry Balaken Tomorrow
Croatian Uljanik shipyard will tomorrow launch the second ferry named Balaken (yard No.499) which is being built for the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company. The first vessel of the same project (yard No.498) was launched on May 10th 2012. The contract for the construction of Yards 498 and
Norway: Farstad Announces New Charter Contracts
Farstad Shipping ASA announces that it has been awarded the following charter contracts: Statoil has awarded Farstad Shipping ASA a long-term charter contract for two platform supply vessels, each for a firm period of 6 years and 3 x 1 year options. The contracts will be served by two new builds. Sh
Denmark: Heerema Hires Boulder for South Arne Field
BOULDER has been contracted by Heerema for cargo runs and towage of their barge H 302 and Vikingbarge 3 from Flushing to South Arne Field, where Heerema’s HLV BALDER will install a new jacket and topside. The South Arne platform comprises a combined wellhead, processing and accommodation platform wi
Norway: Farstad Enters Charter Deals Worth USD 233 Million
Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA, a major international supplier of large, modern offshore support vessels, has been awarded multiple charter contracts by three oil and gas majors: Statoil, Santos and Shell. Statoil has awarded Farstad Shipping ASA a long-term charter contract for two platform supply v
Russia: Severnaya Verf to Build Three ARC4 Supply Ships
The contract winner of the Russian Defense Ministry’s online public auction for the delivery of three ice-class ARC4 supply ships is the Severnaya Verf. The auction was organized by the Federal Agency for Military Procurements (“Rosoboronpostavka”) and the results of the auction were announced on Ju
UK: James Fisher and Sons Launches Solution for Safer Personnel Transfer
It has been announced today that Fendercare Marine and Strainstall, members of James Fisher and Sons plc, in conjunction with Maritime International have launched two new exciting products – the Eco-Fender™ range and the Vessel Motion Monitoring System™, both specifically targeted to assist in the s
UK: WFS’s Viewtooth Provides New Perspective to Subsea Operations
WFS Technologies launches the second generation of the Viewtooth® subsea wireless video camera. For deep water applications, the use of a camera for visual inspection and support can remove the need for additional vehicles by providing multiple perspectives, thereby reducing significant cost, risk a