With a maiden voyage that takes her to the deep waters of Ireland’s Atlantic margin and the far North of the Barents Sea, Fugro Venturer is the newest of Fugro’s successful purpose-designed, standardized survey vessels, originally formulated in 2013.
Harvey Gulf International Marine announces that it has secured a charter extension for the MPSV HARVEY DEEP-SEA through December 31, 2018. Combined with its announcement of 4 long-term vessel charters last week, Harvey Gulf continues to buck the “spot-work” only trend that has been pervasive throughout the ongoing industry downturn for vessel operators.
At a time when other vessel operators are stacking vessels and reducing fleet size, Harvey Gulf International Marine continues to set itself apart by signing four non-cancelable, long term contracts for stacked vessels and taking delivery of two new vessels, as well as redelivery of vessel reconfigured for subsea services.
Leading global deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches has successfully mobilized a 6 point mooring system to anchor the Iron Lady Barge being used on the Brent decommissioning project.
At the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston Texas this year, one exhibitor stood out as evidenced by the “wave” of excitement surrounding the release of their new and innovative technology – FutureWaves™.
On May 10, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Customs Bulletin & Decisions, Vol. 51, No. 19, ‘Withdrawal of Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to Customs Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points’.
ASTM International’s committee on ships and marine technology (F25) has approved the first standard for vessels designed to accommodate construction crews working on offshore projects. The new standard aims to address the wide range of quality and safety of such vessels.
Harvey Gulf International Marine has announced the delivery of the first of two, large capacity Multi Purpose Support Vessels (MPSV) scheduled for 2017 deliveries, significantly enhancing the domestic Jones Act Fleet.
The Global Marine Group (GMG), a market leader in offshore engineering, is reporting a successful first five months of 2017 with a strong outlook for the rest of the year. All key assets from the GMG fleet are currently mobilized, either supporting maintenance zone agreements around the world, or on installation, maintenance or repair contracts.
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board of its vessel Viking Princess. It will become the first offshore supply vessel in which batteries reduce the number of generators on board. The new energy storage solution will improve engine efficiency, generating fuel savings and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Bollinger Shipyards has announced the arrival of the drydock “Mrs. Jody” with a total lifting capacity of 4,000 tons at Bollinger Algiers.
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On April 25th Damen’s award-winning and IMO certified InvaSave ballast water management system (BWMS) received its world premiere in front of an invited audience courtesy of Groningen Seaports at the harbour of Delfzijl and Eemshaven, The Netherlands. This marks the culmination of a seven-year programme to develop an effective mobile BWMS for use in ports.
Leading offshore drilling contractor, Noble Corporation plc, has selected acoustically-aided inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne Inc., Houston, for its ultra-deep water drillship Noble Globetrotter I.
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited (“Mermaid”) is proud to announce that Mermaid’s South East Asian and Middle Eastern business units have continued working efficiently on subsea contracts recently awarded during the first quarter of 2017 with a combined total estimated potential contract value of USD 26 million.
ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered an Offshore Office Container to Heerema Marine Contractors. The container was placed on board their Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel (SSCV) Thialf and was used as a control room to operate their anchor winches.
Harvey Gulf International Marine announced that it has accepted delivery of its fourth LNG-powered Offshore Supply Vessel.
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