North Sea Archives - Baird Maritime

September 15, 2021

Sea trials begin for Hanson’s newest aggregate dredger

Written by Baird Maritime on September 15, 2021. Posted in Dredging and Land Reclamation.

Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has begun conducting sea trials of a new marine aggregate dredger ordered by UK-based Hanson Aggregates Marine. The 35-metre Hanson Tham ..

August 31, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – August 31, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on August 31, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Dive Support, Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying.

A massive multi-client survey has just been completed in the UK North Sea while in the pipeline are newly awarded contracts covering mainly subsea installation and mainte ..

August 23, 2021

COLUMN | “Oops!… I did it again” – Transocean, Saipem, Northern Drilling, Swire Pacific Offshore and Ocean Infinity [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on August 23, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Salvage Operations, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Pop star Britney Spears was so right when she warned of the dangers of repetition (here). Recent weeks in the offshore industry have seen several major players are doing ..

OFFSHORE WEEK

September 13, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | Aqua Helix – Dutch-designed proof-of-concept crewboat with 122-passenger capacity

Written by Baird Maritime on September 13, 2021. Posted in Crew Transfer, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Damen Shipyards Group, through its Damen Shipyards Antalya facilities in Turkey, has completed construction of a new high-speed vessel that had been developed in response ..

August 26, 2021

New Scottish-designed freezer trawler delivered to local fisherman

Written by Baird Maritime on August 26, 2021. Posted in Transport & Processing, Trawling World.

Macduff Shipyards has handed over a new freezer trawler to Scottish fisherman Brian Harvey for operation in the North Sea. Designed by Macduff Ship Design, Orion has a st ..

August 19, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – August 19, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on August 19, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore Decommissioning, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying.

A massive survey project has been completed by a UK oil and gas company in Southeast Asia while new projects in the pipeline include well intervention, IRM, and decommiss ..

FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEK

September 3, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | Magne Arvesen – Versatile freezer trawler built for North Atlantic and Arctic waters

Written by Baird Maritime on September 3, 2021. Posted in Fishing Boat World Vessel Reviews, Transport & Processing, Trawling World, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Spanish shipbuilder Gondan recently delivered a new stern trawler to Norwegian fishing company Engenes Fiskeriselskap. Designed by Kongsberg Maritime to DNV ice class rul ..

August 25, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – August 25, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on August 25, 2021. Posted in Crew Transfer, Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Offshore Wind, Offshore World.

An Italian operator has added a state-of-the-art installation vessel to its fleet while a new UK-built catamaran crewboat has already begun supporting windfarm maintenanc ..

August 16, 2021

COLUMN | More offshore deals in Brazil: Oceanpact vs Grupo CBO [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on August 16, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Crew Transfer, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Subsea Surveying, Work Boat World Features.

Last week we looked here at how the higher oil price, the growth of offshore wind energy, and abundant funds have driven deal-making in offshore in the usually quiet summ ..