Offshore – NORMAND PIONEER at Malta – 2016
One of the ships that drew the attention of the world when she was used to transport diving equipment to the Barents Sea to assist attempts to reach the Russian submarine KURSK , the UT742 design offshore support vessel NORMAND PIONEER was spotted was once again at Malta. The new UT742 design used for the […]
Maiden Call – Turkish Offshore Support Vessel OPTIMUS PRIDE – 06.09.2023
Last Wednesday 6th September, 2023 the 37 year old lady OPTIMUS PRIDE entered Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time coming from her homeport – Istanbul at Turkey and berthed at MMH Quay 1 East at the mouth of Dock 7. She passed breakwaters at 1723 hrs. She was built in Norway by Ulstein Hatloe […]
Offshore News – 7 Solstad Vessels Sold For Scrapping – 05.10.2021
Solstad Offshore has sold seven older vessels for green recycling in Norway (Green Yard Feda and Green Yard Kleven) as part of the company’s rescue plan, which involves a divestment of 37 ships. The seven vessels are – FAR SOVEREIGN built by Langsten Slip & Batbyggeri, Norway as yard number 122 in 1999. Homeport is […]
Breaking Up -1999 built Seismic Vessel WESTERN TRIDENT – June 2021
Shearwater GeoServices completed the sale of the seismic vessel WESTERN TRIDENT for recycling as part of the company’s fleet renewal strategy in early June, 2021. She was built in Norway by Ulstein Verft AS at Ulsteinvik in 1999 with Yard no 241 for Western Geophysical a division of Baker Hughes, USA to the design of […]
Tugboat – 2006 built CARLO MAGNO
One of the Italian powerful anchor handling tug (aht) around is the 2006 built CARLO MAGNO. She was built in Italy by Cantieri Navale Rosetti Marino Spa at Ravenna, launched on 7th September 2005 and completed on 27th February, 2006 built to a Rolls-Royce Marine UT514L design and handed over in March 2006. She’s 55.4 […]
Offshore – New Wind Foundation Installation Vessel ALFA LIFT launched in China – 28.02.2021
On Sunday 28th February, 2021 the semi-submersible heavy lift transportation and installation vessel ALFA LIFT was launched at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) Haimen Shipyard at Jiangsu, China for Norwegian based Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT). Designed by Ulstein, the ALFA LIFT is touted as the largest and most innovative offshore wind foundation installation vessel […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – PERIDOT – September 2019
On Wednesday 25th September the 2005 built offshore support ship PERIDOT left Valletta, Malta from Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She was built in Norway as yard number 270 by Ulstein Verft at Ulsteinvik as BOURBON PERIDOT as a supply ship of which later she was converted as ROV support vessel for subsea services and name was […]
Deliveries – Ulstein PX121 Platform Supply Vessel ENERGY DUCHESS in Malta – 08.07.2019
Golden Energy Offshore PX 121H series ENERGY DUCHESS , the first of two platform supply vessels that was launched on 27th October 2015 at the ROC yard, China entered Valletta for the first time during her delivery voyage on Monday 8th July, 2019. ENERGY DUCHESS together with her sister vessel ENERGY EMPRESS are based on […]
Passer By – ARIADNE – 28.12.2018
The 2009 Norwegian built Offshore Support Ship ARIADNE was spotted at 2100 hrs (2000 UTC) passing by 36 nautical miles off Valletta, Malta on Friday 28th December, 2018 while on passage from Esbjerg, Denmark ( leaving 16.12.2018 ) to Skyros, Greece. She was built by Ulstein Verft at Ulsteinvik in Norway as VIKING POSEIDON for Eidesvik, Norway […]
Ship of the Week – SKANDI INSPECTOR
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of the Norwegian company DOF, sold their 36 year old subsea support vessel SKANDI INSPECTOR back to the end of 2015. The vessel built by Hatlo Verksted-Ulsteinvik, Norway, in 1979 as TENDER CAPTAIN and in January 1986 she was sold to Farstad Offshore and renamed FAR CAPTAIN. DOF purchased the vessel in […]
