Europe
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Vroon awarded extension by BP for four ERRVs
Vroon Offshore Services has been awarded a three-year contract extension with BP for four emergency response and rescue vessels. The…
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EMGS secures Namibia survey
Offshore survey service provider Electromagnetic Geoservices has received a letter of intent, with a minimum value of $3.6m, from an…
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Augustea and Fagioli team up to create AF Marine
The Zagari-controlled Augustea Malta Holding has joined forces with the Italian project cargo and heavy lift handling specialist Fagioli in…
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Pioneer Marine appoints new CEO as Janholt retires
Greek dry bulk operator Pioneer Marine’s CEO Torben Janholt will step down from his position and retire, with current COO Dimitrios…
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Diana Shipping finds new deal for Norfolk capesize
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has signed a new agreement to sell 2002-built capesize . The price of the…
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BW LPG opts for additional LPG dual-fuel engines
BW LPG has announced that it has exercised another option for the retrofitting of a further four dual-fuel LPG propulsion…
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Maersk Decom awarded Tullow Oil plugging and abandonment contract
Maersk Decom, created in April 2018 as a joint venture between Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Services, has been awarded…
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Borr Drilling to raise cash by selling rigs
Offshore driller Borr Drilling is looking to sell some of its rigs as part of its long-term business strategy, the…
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Express Holding sells handy bulker to Guangzhou Seaway International
Luxembourg-based investment fund Express Holding, led by Paolo Favilla, has just completed the sale of one of the ships in…
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France, Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar latest to impose restrictions on the use of open-loop scrubbers
Restrictions on the use of open-loop scrubbers are spreading across Europe with the Standard Club reporting France, Spain, Portugal and…
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Arbitration backs Ocean Yield in dispute with Okeanis Eco Tankers over VLCC deal
An arbitration tribunal in London has ruled in favour of Ocean Yield, deciding that it was not required to sell…
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Pacific Basin tipped to have taken another ultramax
Dutch owner Triton Navigation has had more success offloading tonnage, selling its sixth ship in eight months. Shortly after shaking…
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Seacor subsidiary bolsters crisis comms footprint
Two maritime PR/crisis communications firms have been bought out by Witt O’Brien’s, an emergency management subsidiary of New York-listed Seacor…
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Dolphin Drilling seals North Sea drilling contract with Wellesley Petroleum
Dolphin Drilling has secured a one well plus one option contract with Wellesley Petroleum for drilling on the Norwegian Continental…
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Liberian Registry appoints Hege Solstad to head new Norway office
The Liberian Registry has opened a new full-service office in Oslo, its fourth new office opened since the beginning of…
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Maersk seals $5bn credit facility linked to emissions reductions
A.P. Moller – Maersk has secured a new $5bn revolving credit facility through a syndicate of 26 selected banks linked…
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Sevenseas Investment Fund makes debut bulker acquisition
Sevenseas Investment Fund, an umbrella fund incorporated in Luxembourg, has acquired its first ever bulk carrier – the 2012-built 36,600…
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Fred. Olsen Windcarrier awarded contract to finish German wind farm
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract for its jackup vessel to finish installing the remaining 11 turbines at…
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Awilco Drilling secures LOI for semi-submersible rig
Awilco Drilling has signed a letter of intent with Serica Energy for the provision of semi-submersible drilling rig for a…
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StealthGas forms JV to buy larger LPG carriers
Harry Vafias’s StealthGas has formed a new joint venture with an unspecified party and bought three medium-sized LPG carriers. The…
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