Offshore Operations & Maintenance Archives

May 23, 2022

COLUMN | Quick updates: DOF’s survival; Cadeler’s new foundation vessel; Wind turbine woes and protectionism in Europe; The Metals Company’s coming cash crunch [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on May 23, 2022. Posted in Anchor Handling, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Seabed Mining, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

This week, we cover a quartet of updates from our favourite sectors: offshore, subsea mining, and the wind industry. DOF: Looking good in black? Good news from Norway. DO ..

May 18, 2022

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – May 18, 2022

Written by Baird Maritime on May 18, 2022. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Crew Transfer, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply.

New charters are underway in support of oil and gas clients in Western Europe and Brazil while windfarm maintenance vessel contracts in Germany and the United States are ..

May 12, 2022

First steel cut for new terminal support tug for Hongkong United Dockyards

Written by Baird Maritime on May 12, 2022. Posted in Firefighting, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services.

A Chinese shipyard has cut the first steel for a new tug ordered by Hongkong United Dockyards. The Robert Allan Ltd-designed, 42-metre tug will serve as a standby vessel ..

May 20, 2022

Helix Energy Solutions to acquire Gulf of Mexico decommissioning firm

Written by Baird Maritime on May 20, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Dive Support, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Decommissioning, Platform Supply.

Helix Energy Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests of the Alliance Group of Companies for US$120 million cash ..

May 17, 2022

SeaZip Offshore Service acquires crewboat pair

Written by Baird Maritime on May 17, 2022. Posted in Crew Transfer, Offshore Wind.

Netherlands-based SeaZip Offshore Service has expanded its fleet with the recent acquisition of two fast catamaran crewboats formerly owned by UK operator Wind Energy Mar ..

May 11, 2022

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – May 11, 2022

Written by Baird Maritime on May 11, 2022. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Crew Transfer, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Subsea Surveying.

New charters have been awarded for crewboats and installation vessels supporting the offshore wind sector and for IMR and survey vessels for customers in oil and gas. Wor ..

MEPS WEEK

May 19, 2022

Dutch firm unveils new multi-role pusher tug design

Written by Baird Maritime on May 19, 2022. Posted in Dive Support, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Inland Tug Operations, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Subsea Surveying.

Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group has introduced a new series of pusher tug suitable for both inland and coastal operations. Each tug in the series will be capa ..

May 16, 2022

COLUMN | Singapore spin hits Cayman secrecy? Temasek, Keppel, Baluran and Kyanite’s US$2.9 billion drilling rig deal is very hard to follow [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on May 16, 2022. Posted in Anchor Handling, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

It’s the biggest offshore rig deal of 2022, and it is the most confusing by far. The complexities of the deal scream out why more transparency is needed in corporate di ..

OFFSHORE WEEK

May 6, 2022

Polish builder launches new windfarm support workboat for Fairplay Towage

Written by Baird Maritime on May 6, 2022. Posted in Offshore Maintenance.

Safe Shipyard of Poland has launched a new workboat ordered by the Fairplay Towage Group. Fairplay said the Damen-designed Fairplay-37 will be suitable for a range of off ..