Norway
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Offshore
NorSea awarded supply base contract by OMV
NorSea has won a five-year contract, with two two-year extension options, to provide supply base services to OMV for its…
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Dry Cargo
Hagland orders up to four hybrid bulkers at Royal Bodewes
Norway’s Hagland Shipping has signed up with Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for the construction of two 5,000 dwt self-discharging bulk…
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Regulatory
Oddbjørn Slinning takes the helm at Norwegian law firm SANDS
Oddbjørn Slinning, a well know Norwegian shipping lawyer, has been appointed managing partner at local commercial law firm SANDS. Slinning…
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Operations
Norwegians wrestle control of the Eemslift Hendrika
Salvors and the local coast guard battled high winds and stormy conditions for most of yesterday, eventually averting disaster by…
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Dry Cargo
Belships adds another ultramax to take fleet to 25
Norway’s Belships has added to its fleet again with the acquisition of an ultramax bulk carrier, this time from the…
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Offshore
Archer wins with ConocoPhillips
Norwegian offshore service provider Archer has secured a long-term frame agreement with ConocoPhillips for the provision of wireline services on…
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Offshore
Magseis Fairfield seals four-month Gulf of Mexico survey
Oslo-headquartered seismic specialist Magseis Fairfield has been awarded an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of Mexico for…
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Renewables
Norwegians buy 50% stake in Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), an asset management division of the Norwegian central bank, is to acquire a 50% ownership…
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Dry Cargo
2020 Bulkers fixes newcastlemax to Koch Shipping
Norway’s 2020 Bulkers has fixed its 2020-built newcastlemax bulker to Koch Shipping on time charter for a period of 19-23…
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Offshore
Halliburton taps into Optime Subsea’s product offering
Houston-headquartered energy service giant Halliburton Company has formed a strategic alliance with Norway’s Optime Subsea to apply Optime’s innovative remotely…
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Operations
Norwegians plan to tow stricken Dutch ship to shore
Early Wednesday morning two tugs – BB Ocean and Normand Drott – arrived at the drifting Dutch ship and plans…
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Tankers
Stolt Tankers trials biofuel on Atlantic crossing
Stolt-Nielsen subsidiary Stolt Tankers is teaming up with alternative fuels pioneer GoodFuels to test the use of marine biofuel. The…
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Europe
Dutch ship runs into difficulties off Norway
Boats being carried on the Dutch general cargo ship shifted in rough seas off Norway yesterday morning, forcing the crew…
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Renewables
Vard to build North Star SOV trio for Dogger Bank ops
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has secured contracts to design and build three hybrid service operation vessels (SOVs) for North Star Renewables…
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Finance and Insurance
Seadrill eyes $4.8bn debt write-off
John Fredriksen’s offshore drilling firm Seadrill has put forward a plan to write-off just over $4.8bn of debt, according to…
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Americas
Volstad ship stays on DeepOcean duty
Norwegian vessel owner and operator Volstad Maritime has secured a contract with subsea services player DeepOcean for the vessel .…
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Offshore
Floatel seals Martin Linge extension with Equinor
Offshore accommodation provider Floatel International has agreed a new extension deal with Equinor for . The extension will see the…
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Offshore
PGS awarded Egyptian survey contract
Norway’s PGS has been awarded a contract by a unnamed oil major for a 3D exploration program offshore Egypt. The…
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Dry Cargo
Norwegians set out to launch ammonia-fuelled dry bulk fleet by 2024
Ammonia fuel specialist Amon Maritime has teamed up with two Norwegian shipowners – Navigare Logistics and Mosvolds Rederi – to…
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Renewables
Pair team up for Swedish wind projects
Aker Offshore Wind and Swedish windfarm specialist Hexicon have entered into a joint development agreement to explore opportunities to realise…
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