STRIL EXPLORER SETS SAIL TO BEACON WIND OWF SITE MMT’s DP2 multipurpose support vessel Stril Explorer is on its way to the Beacon Wind project site offshore Massachusetts, where MMT will carry out geophysical survey. In April, Equinor Wind US awarded MMT US with a contract for survey work at its offshore wind lease area […]
VENTUS MARINE TAKES DELIVERY OF FORMOSA 1 CT Ventus Marine has taken delivery of crew transfer vessel (CTV) Ventus Lugang which will service the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Ventus-Marine-TakesDelivery-of-Formosa-1- CTVVentus-Marine-TakesDelivery-of-Formosa-1-CTV Ventus Lugang was delivered on 1 August at the Port of Kaohsiung and will join its sisters CTV Ventus Beigang and service […]
FUGRO NETS HOLLANDSE KUST (NOORD) SITE SURVEY WORK The CrossWind consortium of Shell and Eneco has awarded Fugro a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm. The work will comprise an unexploded ordnance (UXO) site clearance survey followed by a seabed cone penetration test (CPT) investigation. For the UXO clearance […]
Offshore oil and gas projects in the Asia Pacific MORE AUSTRALIAN IMR WORK FOR DOF SUBSEA Norwegian OSV owner DOF Subsea secured two contracts to support offshore oil and gas projects in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, including an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) contract with Chevron Australia. DOF Subsea was awarded an IMR services […]
SHELL UPDATING INTERPRETATION OF NORTH SEA PROSPECT FOLLOWING DELIVERY OF NEW SEISMIC DATA Oil major Shell has delivered the processed 3D seismic data over the Pensacola Zechstein Reef prospect located in the UK sector of the Southern North Sea ahead of drilling a well which is expected in 2H 2021. The Pensacola prospect is located […]
CRANE VESSEL SLEIPNIR SETS NEW RECORD FOR PLATFORM JACKET LIFT The world’s largest crane vessel, Heerema’s Sleipnir, has lifted and removed the steel jacket of the iconic Brent Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. The 10,100 tonne single lift breaks the vessel’s previous record for a jacket, the 8,100 tonne lift to remove the […]
HERMITAGE OFFSHORE FILES BANKRUPTCY DUE TO PROLONGED MARKET SLUMP Faced with the prolonged downturn in the offshore market combined the 2020 impact of COVID-19, Hermitage Offshore Services announced that it has filed for reorganizational bankruptcy. The company said the step had become necessary when it was unable to reach a consensual agreement with its lenders. […]
Experts Examine MV Alta Ghost Ship To Determine Potensial Risks To Eat Cork Environmental Experts have been asked to examine the MV Alta ghost ship, which remains stuck fast on the Cork coast, for any potential risks to the environment. The results of the study will determine the future of the wreck which was washed […]
COUNTDOWN TO DISASTER : WHY DID THE WAKASHIO DEVIATE FROM ITS INTENDED COURSE? Salvors have done a brilliant job removing the rest of the bunker fuel onboard the stricken Wakashio bulk carrier, which has been lying precariously on a reef off the south coast of Mauritius since July 25. Attention is now turning to how […]
EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP, INC. DELIVERS THE A. THOMAS HIGGINS TO E.N. BISSO & SON, INC. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce on June 11, 2020 the delivery of the second of two 80’ 5,100 HP Z-Drive Tugs, the M/V A. THOMAS HIGGINS for Bisso Offshore, LLC, a division of E.N. Bisso & Son, […]