Liftboats

Email AddThis Feed Button

U.S.-based Hercules Offshore Sells Most of Inland Fleet

Hercules Offshore agrees sale of 11 inland barge rigs, which includes three active rigs, eight cold stacked rigs and related assets  (Inland Asset Package) for

Valentine Receives New Lay Barge

Valentine Maritime’s new derrick equipped pipe laying barge has accommodation for 300 people and a 1,600-ton crane mounted on a 120 by 31.7 meter (393.6X104-foot) barge.

Caterpillar Engines Developed for New Liftboat

 Cat C280-16 generator sets with an increased power rating have been selected by Jurong Shipyard, to power West Rigel drill rig. The West Rigel is a semisubmersible

Singapore's Triyards Introduce New HPHT Jack-up Design

Triyards Holdings now able to design & build its own proprietary drilling jack-up rigs and self-elevating units (SEUs). The new design is for the Premium Class 400 HPHT (High Pressure,

Rickmers-Linie Adds Vessel on Pearl String Service

Rickmers-Linie added a 10th vessel on its eastbound Round-the-World Pearl String Service as part of its continuing program of investment in its services. The global breakbulk,

Concept Catamaran Can Morph to Liftboat

SHC Wavedancer, with a new patents pending design, is capable of transforming from a high speed catamaran to a semi-submersible platform. The desingers believe

HB Rentals Completed Middle East Projects

Accommodations specialist, HB Rentals Dubai, a Superior Energy Services company, has secured contracts to supply twelve (12) A60-DNV-approved eight-man linkable

Chinese Liftboat Hoists Shell's 'Noble Discoverer'

'Noble Discoverer', the massive drillship that is an integral part of Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic oil drilling ambitions, is getting a lift to Asia. The drill

SCI Launches Liferaft Equipment Division

Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI), a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, is to launch a new division at the Cruise Shipping Miami 2013 exhibition (March 11-14, 2013).

Hecules Offshore Buy KS Energy Liftboat 'Titan 2'

Hercules Offshore executes a definitive agreement to acquire the liftboat 'Titan 2' from a subsidiary of KS Energy Ltd. The purchase price is $42 million in cash.

Survival Craft Inspectorate Delivers Safety Project

Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI), a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, has delivered a fastrack safety refit for a global cruise shipping company.

Gulf of Alaska Storm Rig Under Tow Again

Battling the storm a tug and a support vessel succeed in getting lines aboard the abandoned Shell drill rig 'Kulluk'. The vessels are 19 miles southeast of Kodiak Island,

EnerMech Weighs Up African Expansion

EnerMech Ltd has stepped up its presence in the African oil and gas sector with the £3 million (43 million Rand) acquisition of heavy load testing company Water Weights International SA (Pty) Ltd.

Wärtsilä Wins Brazil Liftboat Genset & Propulsion Orders

Wärtsilä’s success in Brazilian drill ship programme continues with latest genset and propulsion order for three new liftboats. This latest in a series of contracts

Lloyd's Register: Statutory Alert

Statutory Alert: Periodic servicing of free-fall lifeboat release systems – amendment to SOLAS regulation III/20.11.2.4. Applicability: Ships which have a free-fall lifeboat fitted.

New Liferaft Station in Suez, Egypt

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has opened a new liferaft service station in Suez, Egypt, which will service vessels transiting the Suez Canal and Egypt’s main ports.

Liftboat Barge BWTS Contract for GEA Westfalia Separator

GEA Westfalia Separator Group to supply ballast water treatment system (BWTS) to Hochtief Solutions' new jack-up barge 'Vidar'. Hochtief Solutions is strengthening

Northern Offshore Close Sale of Jackup Rig

Northern Offshore, Ltd. announce the pending sale of 'Energy Exerter' to an undisclosed buyer is now complete. The Company confirms the previous announcement on August 29,

The Next Generation Lifeboat: The 1816 Class

KNRM and Damen Shipyards sign contract for construction of revolutionary lifeboat. The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution – KNRM – enjoys a reputation

Panama Canal Lock Gate Transportation Contract for Geodis Wilson

As part of a US$50-million contract Geodis Wilson will manage the transport of 16 lock gates, each weighing more than 4,000 tons, for Panama Canal expansion project.

advertise here
 
 
mobi | rss feeds | archive | history | articles | privacy | contributors | top news | about us | copyright