Category Ship building
Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global engineering, technical and business services organization, has signed a two-year integrity engineering services framework agreement for Bluewater Energy Services B.V. LR said in a press release on Thursday that it is one of three service providers that have been awarded a two (plus two) year integrity engineering services contract for
French offshore vessel provider Bourbon has informed that a naming ceremony was held this week for its Arctic-ready anchor handler. The vessel named the Bourbon Arctic was named in Fosnavag, Norway on Wednesday in the presence of its Godmother Kristin Færøvik, CEO of Lundin Petroleum Norway. The vessel will now go to the Barents Sea,
Dutch marine engineering firm, Fugro, has been awarded a three-year contract for integrity management support (IMS), and intervention works for Det norske, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Fugro said on Thursday that the offshore scope covers subsea assets at Alvheim, Vilje, Volund and Bøyla field developments. The work was conducted in May
Offshore shipping company Ugland Offshore has been awarded a charter contract by Norwegian oil major, Statoil, for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Juanita. According to Ugland, the contract period is for one year with four additional six-month extension options. The delivery of the vessel to Statoil is in direct continuation of the present spot contract.
Norseman Offshore, a single purpose company, has filed an application for bankruptcy against the shipping company Viking Supply Ships (VSS) with the Maritime and Commercial High Court in Copenhagen. VSS said in a statement on Friday it has not yet been officially notified of the petition by the Court. Norseman Offshore is the owner of
Following last week’s takeover approach by an unnamed firm, Otto Marine on Monday evening received a proposal in relation to a de-listing, which carries certain conditions, from RHB Securities Singapore (RHB), the financial adviser to the potential offeror. To remind, last Thursday, Otto received a letter from RHB in connection with a potential transaction asking
Following last week’s reports that Otto Marine, a Singapore-based provider of offshore vessels for the oil and gas industry, was a target for a potential takeover, the company is yet to receive a formal offer. To remind, Otto Marine was last week approached by RHB Securities Singapore Pte Ltd (RHB), the financial adviser to the
DOF Subsea has been awarded several ROV and diving contracts for the vessel Skandi Achiever in the North Sea and the North America region. According to the company, these contracts will secure utilization of the vessel Skandi Achiever until the end of October 2016. Following completion of ongoing commitments in the North Sea, DOF said
Strategic Marine, a specialist shipbuilder for the oil and gas industry, has announced that it will deliver an ‘exclusive luxury crewboat’ in November this year as a part of the first-ever collaboration with PT. Pelayaran Tanjung Kumawa. According to Strategic Marine’s statement on Tuesday, the vessel is currently under construction at Strategic Marine’s facility in
Fugro, a provider of integrated geotechnical, survey, subsea and geoscience services, has claimed another court victory against Boskalis, one of its largest shareholders. According to Fugro, the Court of Appeal in The Hague on Tuesday ruled in favor of Fugro and dismissed a claim by Boskalis to force a shareholders’ vote on a non-binding recommendation