Ned-Deck Marine will deliver movable hydraulic A-frame pivoting davits onboard PX121 design PSV’s at a leading Norwegian shipyard. In non-operating conditions, the davit is located behind a wall under the wheel house for two reasons: More available deck space onboard the PSV; Protecting the davit system and fast rescue boat from harsh weather conditions offshore. Read the rest of this entry »

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by the rigs owner, Diamond Offshore Drilling, for which Fairmount has performed a series of towages in recent years. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ampelmann system is back on a Smit Taklift barge exactly four years since the offshore hydraulic gangway appeared on the market. Ampelmaan currently has 10 systems in operation around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Wärtsilä Hamworthy will supply its flare gas recovery packages to four floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units under construction for Petrobras. The units, each of which will be able to handle 150,000bpd, are to be deployed on the pre-salt fields, off Santos, Brazil. Three of the FPSOs will be utilised for Block BM-S-11 Lula (Tupi) and one will go to Block BM-S-9 Guara. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ulstein-designed platform supply vessel ‘CBO Pacifico’ left the Estaleiro Alianca yard last week. The new build went straight into contract for Petrobras. The vessel is the second of the PX106 design delivered to CBO this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Renaissance Services subsidiary, Topaz Engineering, a UAE-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, delivered two wind farm support vessels (WFSV) to ASP Work Boats Ltd, part of the global ASP Ship Management Group. Read the rest of this entry »

Dutch repair yard Shipdock Harlingen recently completed an interesting and difficult job for Dutch offshore seismic survey company Tranship. The Vigilant required large access holes cut in the deck to overhaul and replace propeller shaft sealing gaskets and rudder bearings. Read the rest of this entry »

Blohm & Voss Oil Tools says its new SureGrip 500 floor slip is the first of a new generation of floor slip power tools using ball and taper gripping technology to provide improved drill pipe handling offshore. Conventional die slips fitted with replaceable steel die teeth create sharp indents in the pipe that can damage the pipe over time. Designed for loads up to 500 t, the SureGrip 500 ball-and-pocket gripping technology uses spherical balls in tapered pockets to replace die slip teeth, creating shallow, tear-drop shaped indents that minimise damage to the drill pipe. Read the rest of this entry »

Aker Solutions will deliver seven new subsea tree systems to the Dalia field located offshore Angola for Total E&P Angola. Contract value is approximately NOK 470 million. Scope of work includes seven production subsea trees, seven wellhead systems and seven well jumper systems, and may include some contract options. Read the rest of this entry »

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Sherpa towed the rig ODN Tay IV from Las Palmas to a location offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by Odebrecht Oil and Gas for the third time in a row. Read the rest of this entry »