Gulf of Mexico Archives - Baird Maritime

February 12, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – February 12, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on February 12, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Crew Transfer, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Well Intervention.

With the exciting news from earlier this week about South Korea unveiling plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm, attention is once again focused on ..

December 14, 2020

COLUMN | Seacor Marine: will Charles Fabrikant take the business private? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 14, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Crew Transfer, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Work Boat World Features.

After 28 years as a listed business, Seacor Holdings is being taken private. Last week, the directors of the American shipping company announced that they would be ..

October 15, 2020

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivers new self-unloading barge to VanEnkevort Tug and Barge

Written by Baird Maritime on October 15, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Dry Cargo World.

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has delivered a new self-unloading barge to Michigan-based VanEnkevort Tug and Barge for operation on the Great Lakes. The new barge, named ..

January 20, 2021

Patrol boat finds new use as research vessel for University of Southern Mississippi

Written by Baird Maritime on January 20, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Marine Research and Training, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Subsea Surveying.

Alabama boatbuilder Silver Ships has completed conversion work on a patrol vessel to enable it to be used for marine research activities. Originally built by Silver Ships ..

December 9, 2020

EMGS selected for multi-client survey in Gulf of Mexico

Written by Baird Maritime on December 9, 2020. Posted in Subsea Surveying.

Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has been awarded a contract for a 3D controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) and magnetotelluric multi-client survey in ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

October 12, 2020

Future US Navy LCS Mobile completes acceptance trials

Written by Baird Maritime on October 12, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

The future US Navy littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Mobile has successfully concluded its acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico after a series of in-port and underway ..

December 22, 2020

Magseis Fairfield secures deepwater OBN monitor survey in US Gulf of Mexico

Written by Baird Maritime on December 22, 2020. Posted in Subsea Surveying.

Magseis Fairfield has been awarded a deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) monitor survey in the US Gulf of Mexico for an undisclosed client. The survey is anticipated to ..

MEPS WEEK

October 21, 2020

COLUMN | Battle of the batteries: OSVs go plug in [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on October 21, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Engines & Propulsion Systems, Gear Featured, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

“Batteries not included” are words that have ruined a million Christmases. Increasingly, however, containerised, lithium-ion battery packs are now included on OSVs to ..

October 8, 2020

Acceptance trials completed for US Coast Guard cutter Stone

Written by Baird Maritime on October 8, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed the acceptance trials of the US Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national ..