Topic: North Sea

Shortsea Meriaura adds coaster to fleet

PRESS RELEASE – Meriaura Shipping has added a new ship to its fleet, the 4,450 dwt M/V Friendland. According to the company, the vessel has…
Decommissioning Fred. Olsen Windcarrier completes first-ever decommissioning contract

Fred. Olsen WIndcarrier has completed its first-ever decommissioning contract with the removal of Perenco UK’s Tyne and Guinevere gas platforms, which were stationed in the…
Maersk’s new decommissioning business lands first gig

Maersk’s new offshore decommissioning business, Maersk Decom, has secured its first commercial contract. Perenco has booked the company to remove and recycle the subsea infrastructure…
ro-ro Wallenius starts new forest products JV with SOL

Swedish ro-ro experts Wallenius and Swedish Orient Lines (SOL) have formed a new shipping company to ship forest products and other goods on the North…
Decommissioning Jumbo wins decommissioning contract in North Sea

Jumbo has been awarded an offshore decommissioning project in the North Sea by TAQA Energy, involving the removal, transportation and disposal of three subsea protection…
First floating wind turbine on the North Sea

The French offshore group Bourbon has installed the first floating wind turbine on the North Sea. The wind turbine was positioned at the Kincardine wind…
Deme, Shell and Quadran join forces for offshore project Dunkirk

Shell, Deme and Quadran Energies Marines from France will join forces for the tender for the construction, operation and maintenance of a new offshore wind…
Damen: upgrade ‘Stena Don’ is a sign of recovery offshore

Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) has been commissioned by Stena Drilling to perform an upgrade of the semi-submersible drilling rig ‘Stena Don’. The colossal rig (96…
First decommissioning job for new Apollo

GeoSea, a subsidiary of Belgian dredging and marine engineering group company DEME, has taken delivery of the self-propelled jack-up vessel Apollo, that was built in…
“The entire port community must work together to attract project cargo”

Ports seeking to attract project cargo should predominantly focus on the cargo stakeholders. Ultimately, they select the seaport through which the cargo will be directed.…