Tag: OSV

Offshore Support Vessels scrapping has been increased by 153%, because of the large downturn that the offshore industry has seen since 2014-2015. This made more and more companies to scrap their OSVs, rather than keep them. So far in 2018, 43 OSV vessels have been sold for scrap. In the first three months of 2017 only 17 vessels were sold.

The US Coast Guard informed that its crews responded on Tuesday to the grounding of the 223-foot Togo-flagged cargo vessel 'Ocean Spirit I', just off the entrance of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor East Gregory Channel, in the Virgin Islands.

ABS has published a guide on the ‘Use of Supercapacitors in the Marine and Offshore Industries’ to support safe application of hybrid power in the marine and offshore industries. The guide outlines the types of supercapacitors, including electrochemical capacitors and lithium ion capacitors.

The Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) was created in order to support the offshore oil and gas industry on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States and originates from the Gulf of Mexico. USCG provides three events in time, which contributed to the OSV's evolution.

DNV GL presented a Certificate of Fitness product list which includes all products not yet formally assessed by IMO but still subject to a so-called tripartite agreement, relevant for ship owners and managers of chemical tankers and OSVs. 

Lloyd’s Register has introduced a range of class notations for offshore support vessels (OSVs) to reflect their development and changing service features, while retaining established notations. The new notations cover vessels intended to operate in the renewable sector, for example those servicing the offshore wind market.

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) will for the first time showcase the offshore marine sector by inviting the public to visit two state-of-the-art Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) which will be moored at Vivocity waterfront promenade from 21 to 23 April 2016 in conjunction with Singapore Maritime Week.

Transas Marine has completed the installation and commissioning of the Transas T-Bridge integrated bridge systems for three Ice Class vessels

Naming ceremony of three highly sophisticated offshore supply vessels was held on 10 September 2015 at Keppel Singmarine in Singapore

  Zamakona Yards has signed a contract with the owner ESVAGT A.S, a company belonging to the multinational Danish AP Møller-Mærsk. The vessel will be delivered in the 2nd quarter of 2017 and will have the design and engineering of Havyard Design & Solutions A.S in cooperation with the ship-owner himself and our shipyard. It aims to make the change of crews in emergency assistance to offshore oil platforms, support for the maintenance operations of wind offshore facilities, etc. With 88,40 meters length by 15 meters beam, it will have diesel electric propulsion of last generation that ensures a reduction in fuel consumption around 13% compared to conventional propulsion systems. In addition, for the first time on a vessel of this type, a device consisting saving fuel will be installed in an appendix located at the stern that will be called Hull Vane® to reduce other consumption by 5%. It will have the capacity to accommodate the transfer of up to 76 people housed in individual cabins and have a system of telescopic davits for launching boats working on both sides of the ship. “The current market situation allows us to recognize the friend ship-ownerand collaborator, “says the head of ...