Vessels & Shipyards

The offshore oil and gas industry is facing a major challenge as facilities age beyond their design life, writes Stevie Knight.

Traditionally small and relatively unsophisticated, Asia’s AHTS capability has changed as demand for deep water capability has grown. Now, the need for clean and fuel efficiency vessels is bringing further change to…

Chase & support work for the big seismic survey ships means fulfilling very diverse criteria, Andrew Richards of Offshore Ship Designers tells Stevie Knight.

Drydock operations are definitely labour intensive areas and this is often compounded by the time pressures that exist for most offshore support vessels, writes Stevie Knight.

Rising fuel prices and challenging environmental demands means that a growing number of operators and owners are beginning to reassess such overlooked energy consumers as anchor and mooring winches, writes Stevie Knight.

An offshore tanker loading idea that might have seemed a little ‘far out’ both figuratively and literally is now being taken very seriously by a large shuttle tanker and offshore services company,…

A virtual reality ‘cave’ is to give people working or training for roles in the offshore industry the chance to experience the hostile, dangerous and complex conditions that they will face on…

“When designing controls for an active heave winch you have to think differently,” Scantrol’s MD Helge Hammersland tells Stevie Knight.

David Tinsley looks at a multi-purpose short sea cargo ship, designed to serve Norwegian ports and built in India, recently delivered after a long gestation period.

International Paint has announced two new hull coating products, which the company claims represent a “sea-change in hull performance”.