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Mid 2008 Hertel Defence & Offshore (Hertel D&O) signed a EUR 38 million contract with the Dutch yard Keppel Verolme for the design, construction, installation and outfitting of a newly built 199 men accommodation for the semi-submersible multi service vessel MSV Regalia. The MSV Regalia is owned by Prosafe Rigs Pte Ltd, a wholly...

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has completed the first freefall drop with its new design of lifeboat for the offshore sector, the FF1200 which, according to the manufacturer, sets new standards for freefall boats. Schat-Harding CEO Ove Roessland says: ”We were acutely aware that, in order to satisfy regulations applying to the Norwegian offshore...

Rolls-Royce is bringing the benefits of wave piercing technology to the offshore market with its new UT 790 CD vessel design. With wave piercing technology the hull pierces through the water rather than riding on top of the waves, allowing the vessel to run continuously at service speeds regardless of the sea state, reducing...

On June 8 the protocol of delivery and acceptance was signed between Jumbo and Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. This means Jumbo is now the proud owner of the Jumbo Jubilee. The brand new vessel looks beautiful after the efforts of the shipyard and the Jumbo team in Galati.   As the Jumbo Jubilee is...

FMC Technologies recently announced it has received orders from BP for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea systems for their projects in the Gulf of Mexico. The awards, valued at approximately USD 82 million in revenue, are call-offs from a frame agreement that was signed in November 2006. Under these call-offs, FMC’s scope...

Maritime satellite communications integrator Marlink has signed a 60-month agreement to provide the Sealink Maritime VSAT solution to the Norwegian Offshore company Solstad Shipping. Their fleet of 23 vessels will use Sealink Maritime VSAT and other services from the Marlink portfolio. In recent years, Solstad has evaluated several alternatives to the Sealink VSAT services,...

For Transport & Offshore Services (TOS) the New Year gets off to a celebratory start with the opening of a new branch office in Odessa, Ukraine. This was announced by Kees Wagenaar, the managing director of TOS, at the official opening of the company s new head office in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, the...

Dutch Bodewes Winches BV received an order to supply four winches for the construction of two Deep Water Hoisting Systems. Ultimately the systems are to be delivered to the DP2 heavy lift vessel Fairplayer of Jumbo Shipping, extensively covered in last year’s December-edition of ShipBuilding Industry. Bodewes Winches BV has a proven track record...

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