Ulstein Design & Solutions has been contracted to redesign two 2015-built Ulstein PX121 platform supply vessels (PSVs), the 'Fugro Resilience' and the 'Topaz Endurance', enabling them to become geotechnical vessels. The two PSVs were acquired by Fugro earlier in...
Danish offshore shipowner Esvagt and Norwegian designer HAV Design have selected Brunvoll as the supplier of a propulsion and manoeuvring system for a second low-carbon Service Operations Vessel (SOV). The new delivery will be a sister ship to the vessel ordered in...
Ørsted and Esvagt are to expand their partnership on green offshore operations by signing an agreement for a second green service operation vessel (SOV). The new SOV is a sister vessel to the world’s first methanol-powered SOV, which was announced in 2022, further...
Bernhard Schulte Offshore is returning to Ulstein Verft for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) of the Ulstein SX222 design. The contract includes options for four additional vessels. The vessels, which utilise the Twin...
The 'Grampian Derwent' Service Operation Vessel (SOV), second of an order for fours vessels, has been delivered from Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam to North Star. The SOV has been purpose designed and built to support operations and maintenance (O&M) work at the Dogger...
Bergen-based energy storage company Corvus Energy is taking part in a pilot for the Blåvinge project, which aims to bring together partners to unlock the huge potential of offshore wind for Norway’s green energy future. The long-term partnership comprises two of...
Strategic Marine of Singapore has received another order for its StratCat 27 (SC27) Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) with hybrid-ready capabilities, from France-based LD Tide. The joint venture between French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and UK-based...
North Star, a specialist vessel operator for offshore infrastructure support, has awarded a new contract to UK builder Alicat Workboats for the construction of two new hybrid-propulsion offshore wind daughter craft, to a design by Chartwell Marine. The new vessels...
ABB has secured an order with one of the largest offshore shipbuilders in China, Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore, to deliver an integrated bridge-to-propeller technology for Havfram Wind’s two new NG20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs). The vessels,...
Through a project known as Piezo, after three years of R&D, Vard has developed a concept design for a PSV using batteries as the primary energy source together with offshore charging. One of the great challenges facing the petroleum and maritime industries today...
Emission-free, energy-dense ammonia power solution developer Amogy, Faroese shipping company Skansi Offshore, and Norwegian system developer and integrator SEAM, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly investigate potential technology...
Vard has handed over the CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel) 'REM Power' to operator Rem Purus at a naming ceremony in Ålesund, Norway. This is the first of two CSOVs VARD is delivering to Rem Purus. The new REM Power is described as a pioneer in green and...
With enhanced technology and new features, Kongsberg Digital is relaunching its application for vessel and fleet optimisation, Vessel Performance, specifically for offshore vessel operations. The data-driven solution now provides more accessible onboard and onshore...
