Pacific Constructor Archives

April 14, 2021

Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore acquires Swire CSOV Pacific Constructor

Written by Baird Maritime on April 14, 2021. Posted in Maritime Archaeology, Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind.

Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hung Hua Construction, has acquired a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) formerly operated by Swire Pac ..

January 7, 2021

COLUMN | False economy: remote-controlled autonomous ships? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 7, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

The news that the bulk carrier Wakashio grounded off Mauritius and broke in two in August last year because the crew were navigating dangerously close to the shore in ord ..

March 22, 2021

COLUMN | The wind bubble moves to service operation vessels

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 22, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Work Boat World Features.

Speculative capital is now investing in high specification, purpose-built ships to support wind farms that have not even yet been installed. We have previously covered ho ..

May 12, 2020

Search, Ocean Infinity locate wreck of American battleship Nevada

Written by Baird Maritime on May 12, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Maritime Archaeology, Ships (Naval).

Underwater and terrestrial archaeology firm Search and marine robotics company Ocean Infinity recently discovered the wreck of USS Nevada, one of the US Navy’s long ..

March 8, 2021

COLUMN | Update on the subsea survey war: Fugro fights on, Ocean Infinity buys MMT, Reach Subsea transforms? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 8, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Maritime Archaeology, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

A year ago (here) we highlighted the battle for control of the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market between Ocean Infinity and Fugro, with both companies ordering n ..