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Strategic Marine delivers 9th Fast Crew Boat for Repeat Customer Centus Marine

Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd has successfully completed construction and has delivered the first of a pair of 42m Fast Crew Boat (FCB) for repeat customer, Centus Marine Sdn Bhd.   The handover ceremony took place on 24 June 2021 at Strategic …
Jul 6, 2021 / Vessels

Wintermar vessels to support FPSO off Indonesia

Indonesian offshore services company Wintermar has been awarded a five-year contract to provide two offshore support vessels (OSVs) for a multinational oil and gas company in Indonesia.Wintermar will supply two anchor handling tug supply vessels to …
May 26, 2021 / Vessels

Isle of Man Ship Registry Flags Subsea 7’s newest reel-lay ship Seven Vega

The Isle of Man Ship Registry is hailing the continuation of a successful 15-year partnership with Subsea 7 following registration of the offshore energy services firm's newest vessel, Seven Vega. Caption: Pipe Layer Seven Vega - Image courtesy of …
Apr 20, 2021 / Vessels

GC Rieber Shipping: DeepOcean extends the charter for Polar Onyx

GC Rieber Shipping has agreed with DeepOcean BV to extend the charter of the SURF vessel Polar Onyx until the end of May 2021. Caption: Offshore Support Vessel Polar Onyx - Image courtesy of Jan van Kan The extended period will be in direct …
Feb 23, 2021 / Vessels

Petronas invites bids for building of 16 OSVs

In view of its ageing fleet of offshore support vessels (OSVs) for the oil and gas (O&G) industry, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has recently put out to tender the building of 16 such vessels. Image for illustrative purposes only - Offshore …
Feb 16, 2021 / Curious

Strategic Marine Delivers Fast Crew Boat to Centus Marine

Shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a Fast Crew Boat (FCB) to offshore support vessel owner Centus Marine.The 40-meter vessel, named Centus Eight, was built in Singapore. According to Strategic Marine, during the sea trials the vessel achieved …
Feb 15, 2021 / Vessels

Wärtsilä and CBO to partner in Latin America’s first hybrid vessel upgrade project

The technology group Wärtsilä and CBO, one of Brazil’s leading operators of offshore support vessels, have recently signed an agreement to convert a vessel from CBO’s fleet to operate with hybrid propulsion. The ‘CBO Flamengo’ will be the first …
Nov 11, 2020 / Curious

One dead after offshore support vessel hits oil platform off Malaysia

A crew member from an offshore support vessel died after the vessel collided with an oil platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) head, Mohamad Zubil Mat Som, said in a statement on Tuesday that the anchor …
Oct 27, 2020 / Accidents

Saudi Aramco Fleet Aims for Higher Environmental Standards

Saudi Aramco is aiming to secure ABS environmental protection notations for its fleet.Saudi Aramco intends to achieve the ENVIRO notation for each of the 23-strong fleet of offshore support vessels, tugs, self-elevating units, and special purpose …
Oct 16, 2020 / Curious

Seamar Group Awarded Contract By MMT For Deep Helder

The SeaMar Group (SeaMar) has been awarded a new 6 month contract from MMT for the offshore support vessel Deep Helder.  Caption: Offshore Tug/Supply Ship Deep Helder - Image courtesy of Marcel Coster The contract will commence in July 2020. Through …
May 18, 2020 / Vessels