Vessels & Vehicles
Mermaid Maritime sets up joint venture in Singapore to reactivate existing vessel
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has established a joint venture (JV) company in Singapore to serve as the investment and operating vehicle for the reactivation and subsequent commercial deployment of an existing offshore su
Saipem makes inroads at African offshore gas project with ‘major milestone’ (Gallery)
Saipem has reported a new achievement in the execution phase of a gas project off the coast of Libya, which is operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas Libyan Branch, a consortium formed by National Oil Corporation of Libya and Eni North Africa.
Northern Lights strengthens its fleet with new LCO2 vessel award to K Line and MISC
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) encompassing three European oil majors: Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has decided to enlarge its fleet with another liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier through a time charter deal with a consortium between Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Mala
Omega Subsea and AGR establish North Sea ROV and survey collaboration
Norway-based Omega Subsea and AGR have set up a long-term partnership for offshore survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services in the North Sea. Omega Subsea will deliver integrated ROV and survey capabilities onboard the 89.3-meter-long, 2005-built multipurpose offshore support vessel Aquam
Boskalis vessel back to work in North Sea following dry dock in Spain
Boskalis’ 2012-built construction support vessel (CSV) BOKA Northern Ocean has completed a period in dry dock in Spain for certain modifications and is now back at work. In a few weeks, the 100-ton knuckle boom deck crane was overhauled and relocated and an anti-roll tank was installed under the hel
Reach Subsea and Beacon Offshore jointly pursuing subsea projects in Australia
Norwegian Reach Subsea and Thailand-based subsea services provider Beacon Offshore have established a strategic partnership to pursue subsea projects offshore Australia. Under a memorandum of agreement (MoA), the companies will collaborate exclusively to market, tender for, and execute subsea projec
Reach Subsea charters Solstad vessel for 2+1 Black Sea contract
Norway’s Reach Subsea has secured a contract with an undisclosed company for inspection, maintenance, repair (IMR) and light construction services in the Black Sea. The two-year contract has been signed with a charterer that is providing remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based subsea operations, const
Bernhard Schulte’s first LCO2 carrier step closer to Northern Lights
The fourth liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier destined for the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway has been christened in China. Northern Purpose has been custom-designed to transport liquefied CO2 as part of the world’s first cross-border CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. It was buil
Shearwater gets to work for Shell and Equinor’s joint venture
Adura Operations, an incorporated joint venture (IJV) between the UK’s Shell and Norway’s Equinor, has selected Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices to perform ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition at its field in the UK North Sea. Shearwater’s scope covers approximately 220 km2 of seismic acquisi
US vessel reflagging to Vanuatu before assignment in Honduras
TDI-Brooks’ 2003-built multi-use oceanographic research vessel Miss Emma McCall is on its way to Honduras to complete its reflagging exercise, before being deployed for a geotechnical project in this country. The 153-meter-long vessel completed its full term ABS shipyard period and is currently en r
Boskalis orders new cable-laying vessel for offshore wind, interconnector markets
Boskalis will invest in a new high-capacity cable-laying vessel (CLV) targeting the offshore wind and interconnector markets, the company said on May 18. According to the company, the vessel is designed to support growing demand for long-distance cable installation, particularly for high-voltage dir
Ulstein hands over 155-meter cable-laying vessel to Nexans
Norway’s Ulstein Verft has delivered the cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra to French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans, purpose‑built for the transport, laying, protection, repair and jointing of subsea power cables. Nexans Electra was ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at No
GeoXYZ getting ready for surveys at proposed Northern Ireland-Scotland interconnector
Belgium-headquartered GeoXYZ has been appointed to carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) investigation and geotechnical surveys for a proposed HVDC subsea electricity interconnector that will link Northern Ireland and Scotland, with the work set to begin this month. The LirIC interconnector project wi
Solstad Offshore comes out as winner in CSV legal battle
An arbitration regarding a disputed 2024 charter hire related to the largest vessel in Solstad Offshore’s fleet has been resolved in the favor of the Norwegian offshore vessel owner, the company reported. Solstad reported yesterday, May 14, that arbitration proceedings related to a disputed charter