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Asia
Swiber completes India hat-trick with EPIC deal
Singapore: Swiber Holdings has announced its third contract signed in India this year, the latest a $133m engineering, procurement, installation…
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Asia
Bumi Armada wins $300m Malta FSU deal
Kuala Lumpur: Bumi Armada has said that it has entered into agreements with ElectroGas Malta for the conversion, supply and…
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Containers
TransAtlantic gets new name and new CEO
Stockholm: Swedish shipowner Rederi AB TransAtlantic has changed its name this week to Viking Supply Ships, and also appointed Christian…
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Middle East
Polarcus wins new charter deal
Dubai: Oslo-listed seismic vessel operator Polarcus has announced that TGS-NOPEC Geophysical has signed a deal to charter 3D seismic vessel…
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Europe
Shell agrees £47bn deal to take over BG Group
London: Just hours after the two companies confirmed that talks were underway, an agreement has been announced for Shell to…
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Operations
Why maintenance is an investment, not a cost
A rustbucket is likely to lead to lower rate possibilities and more headaches for owners. Keeping a vessel’s exterior in…
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Bunkering
Eirik Andreassen to leave VPS ceo role
Rotterdam: Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has announced that Eirik Andreassen has stepped down from the role of ceo, and will…
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Europe
Shell in talks to acquire BG Group
London: Answering recent market speculation, BG Group has issued a statement today confirming that the companies are in talks regarding…
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Asia
Bumi Armada to slash workforce as offshore slump bites
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian offshore operator Bumi Armada is set to make organisational changes as it struggles to cope with poor…
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Europe
Siem lands German offshore wind farm cable contract
Oslo: Siem Offshore has announced that Siem Offshore Contractors, now part of the recently formed Siem Offshore Industrial Investments division,…
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Asia
Atlantic Navigation takes 40% stake in Malaysia’s Astra Offshore
Singapore: Sharjah-headquarted offshore specialist Atlantic Navigation Holdings, has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of Malaysia’s Astana Riang to…
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Asia
Triyards scores new series of orders
Singapore: Having announced in March a series of orders worth $175m, Singapore’s Triyards has won a new series of orders valued…
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Middle East
Polarcus gets expansion down under
Dubai: Oslo-listed seismic vessel operator Polarcus has announced the expansion of seismic survey work it is doing for a multi-client…
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Asia
Stanley replaced by See as Otto Marine CEO
Singapore: Offshore operator and shipbuilder Otto Marine has said today that the group has appointed Michael See Kian Heng to…
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Europe
Deep Sea Supply wins one, loses one
Oslo: Fredriksen-controlled Deep Sea Supply has said in a statement today that it has been awarded a new contract, but…
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Europe
BW Offshore FPSO charter extended
Oslo: BW Offshore has announced that Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has signed a one-year charter extension for FPSO Polvo. The…
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Europe
Solstad marches on with third contract extension this month
Oslo: Solstad Offshore has announced that Subsea 7 has declared an option to extend the contract for the construction vessel…
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Asia
Swire Shipping’s Tasmania deal fails to materialise
Singapore: A move to provide a direct shipping link from the Australian state of Tasmania to Asia has fallen through.…
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Americas
Northern Offshore pushes back jackup deliveries
Houston: Oslo-listed Northern Offshore has negotiated a nine month delay in the deliveries of its two jackup rigs currently under…
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Europe
Avance VLGC heads for dry-docking after just 11 weeks
Oslo: Avance Gas has said that VLGC Monsoon (83,000dwt, built 2015), delivered from Jiangnan Shipyard in January, will be dry…
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