Lindblad Expeditions’ first polar newbuild, designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions, National Geographic (NG) Endurance has completed sea trials carried out over the weekend. The polar vessel is soon to return to the shipyard, Ulstein Verft, for the final construction phase before setting off to expl
The National Geographic Endurance, a new polar expedition ship, has completed sea trials in Storfjorden, Norway.
Semco Maritime, ISC Consulting Engineers and WSP USA have established a partnership to collaborate in the offshore wind market in the U.S. According to the parties, the partnership will combine Semco Maritime’s and ISC’s offshore wind farm and substation engineering and construction experience with
Seismic contractor Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has entered into an agreement with Cognite to reduce vessel operating costs and improve efficiency. In cooperation with Cognite, PGS has launched two digitalization workstreams aiming at improving fleet performance; refining approaches to optimize fuel
GOGL refinances USD 284 million loan facility covering 15 vessels.
Transocean has booked a loss for the last quarter of 2019 as its revenues increased. The company has reduced the loss sequentially and year-over-year helped by gain on termination of construction contract, tax items, and disposal of assets
California Representative Mike Levin announced last week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will allocate $400,000 in federal funding for the Planning, Engineering & Design (PED) phase of the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project. The Army Corps also allocated $505,000 for
The video posted by Royal IHC shows the company hard at work on the Subsea 7 reel lay vessel Seven Vega, marking a milestone that involved the installation of aligner wheel on top of the pipelay ramp. Royal IHC secured a shipbuilding contract in October 2017, following a letter of intent announced i
MHI Vestas is planning to soon reveal its localization plan for the offshore wind sector in Taiwan. MHI Vestas announced the plans after formally signing the preferred supplier agreement for the 300MW Zhong Neng offshore wind project. According to the company, the local industrial partnerships will
MHI Vestas is planning to soon reveal its localization plan for the offshore wind sector in Taiwan. MHI Vestas announced the plans after formally signing the preferred supplier agreement for the 300MW Zhong Neng offshore wind project. According to the company, the local industrial partnerships will
Subsea services specialist N-Sea said it has been awarded a contract by the Royal Netherlands Navy. N-Sea will be working with the Navy on mine countermeasure activity, development and training. The work will carried out in preparation for the implementation of the newbuild mine countermeasures vess
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a SEK 445 million (EUR 41.75 m) loan agreement with the Municipality of Ystad to expand harbor facilities, so that new, larger LNG vessels can access the harbor. The port in the southern-Swedish town is a busy connection point to the Polish Port of Swino
Oilfield services firm RMEC has invested a six-figure sum in its on-site test bay facilities to maximise demand for its maintenance services as well as support the recertification of its equipment rental fleet. It has also employed two new support staff taking its total headcount to 43. The firm has
Faroe Islands-based offshore vessel operator Skansi Offshore has won two contracts from Norwegian oil major Equinor for two platform supply vessels (PSVs).
