Business & Finance
Boskalis pens $120M deals for marine transport, including a record-breaking FPSO move
Boskalis secures works for three semi-submersible transport vessels
Another Royal IHC Dredger for Mineros
Royal IHC has launched DRAGA 20: BIJAO, an electric, dismountable wheel dredger for Mineros Aluvial SAS, a gold mining company in Colombia. The dredger is designed to remove overburden by dredging to expose gold bearing sediments. With a total power of 800kVA the dredger is capable to operate to a d
NKT Firms Up Dogger Bank Cables Order
NKT has entered a preferred supplier agreement as main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC onshore and offshore export cable systems to the Dogger Bank wind farms Creyke Beck A and B site. The contract with project owners Equinor and SSE Renewables is the largest XLPE power c
Oldendorff Carriers Brings In MIT for Ship Design Research
Research areas will include morphing structures, hydrodynamic cloaking, and moving boundary layers.
NOV to supply flexible pipes for Balder field
NOV Flexibles and Ocean Installer have signed a contract for the supply of flexible pipes and ancillaries for the redevelopment of the Vår Energi-operated Balder field located in the North Sea off Norway.
Elbe River Dredging Project Remains on Track
The Port of Hamburg yesterday released the latest update on the Elbe River dredging project. Overall, the fairway adjustment project is going according to plan, so that completion at the end of the coming year remains firmly in focus, reported the company. The deepening and widening of the 116 km lo
Gasum to Use Swedegas’ Gothenburg Facility for Bunkering of LNG Ships
Gasum is to use Swedegas’ facility for liquefied gas for bunkering of LNG fueled vessels.
CGG to Conduct Largest OBN Survey in UK CNS
CGG has taken on a new project to deliver the largest OBN multi-client survey ever conducted in the UK Central North Sea (CNS). Planned to start in early 2020, the survey is being prefunded in part by BP. In the first phase of this multi-year program, CGG aims to acquire over 2,000 sq. km of [&helli
SeaBird Board Member Resigns
SeaBird, a global seismic services provider, has announced a resignation of its board member Olav Haugland. Olav Haugland has a broad business experience from 25 years of CFO responsibilities in the shipping and oil service industries. He has held executive positions both within public companies suc
Euroseas Buys Containership Quartet
Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas is to acquire four secondhand 4,253 TEU containerships.
DOF Takes Full Ownership of DOF Subsea
Norwegian offshore services group DOF has entered into an agreement to purchase 35 per cent of the subsidiary DOF Subsea for NOK 20 million ($2.2 million). The acquisition is closely associated with the ongoing refinancing of DOF Subsea, the Oslo-listed offshore support vessel contractor said on Mon
Euronav Buys Suezmax Pair with New Joint Venture Partners
Euronav has entered into a joint venture together with affiliates of Ridgebury Tankers and clients of Tufton Oceanic.
Magseis Fairfield Participates in New Multi-Client Project
Magseis Fairfield has entered into an agreement with an unnamed multi-client company to participate in a multi-client project, expected to start late in the first quarter of 2020. “This is the first phase of a multi-year campaign which will bring industry leading nodal acquisition and data processin
Petroleum Air Services to deploy new helicopter for offshore operations in Egypt
Petroleum Air Services of Egypt will add a sixth AW139 intermediate twin helicopter to its fleet by year-end.