United Arab Emirates Archives

September 16, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | Tamimi 6 – UAE-built crewboat quartet enter service with Saudi operator High Seas Marine

Written by Baird Maritime on September 16, 2021. Posted in Crew Transfer, Firefighting, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Grandweld Shipyards in the UAE has completed its deliveries of four aluminium crewboats in a series ordered by High Seas Marine and Industrial Services (HSM) an offshore ..

September 8, 2021

UAE builder to supply fisheries patrol RHIBs to Marshall Islands

Written by Baird Maritime on September 8, 2021. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, RIBs and RHIBs.

UAE builder Asis Boats has been awarded a contract to supply two new coastal fisheries patrol boats to the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA). The MIMRA ..

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 ..

September 15, 2021

Keel laid for P&O Maritime Logistics’ newest cargo vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on September 15, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Dry Cargo World.

Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China has laid the keel for a new mixed cargo vessel ordered by UAE-based P&O Maritime Logistics. Once completed, the 5,400DWT Fly Enterp ..

September 6, 2021

COLUMN | Borr’s fragile hope is Keppel’s hope too [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 6, 2021. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

On August 31, Borr Drilling released its second quarter results for its fleet of 23 jackups (here). Borr operates a fleet of 23 modern jackups with an average age of four ..

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 ..

September 10, 2021

AD Ports, CMA CGM to invest AED570 million in new container terminal at Khalifa

Written by Baird Maritime on September 10, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World.

UAE-based AD Ports Group and French shipowner CMA CGM have entered into a 35-year concession agreement on the construction and operation of a new container terminal in Ab ..

August 31, 2021

ADNOC Logistics and Services acquires six line boats

Written by Baird Maritime on August 31, 2021. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation.

ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has acquired six new line boats that ..

August 20, 2021

UAE’s OFCO adds seven vessels to offshore services fleet

Written by Baird Maritime on August 20, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services.

Offshore Support and Logistics Services Company (OFCO), the integrated maritime logistics service provider jointly owned by Allianz Marine and Logistics Services (AMLS) a ..