OSV Technology, Design and Market Analysis

Quicker, cheaper, faster: crewboats challenge helicopter fleets

While monohulls remain king for high-deadweight applications, large high-speed catamarans win out for speed, economy and safety... Read more

Tue 25 Jun 2019
Canadian owner buys battery-hybrid newbuild for 'bargain price'

'Best-in-class' PSV newbuild hull started by Norwegian yard in 2014 will join Atlantic Towing's fleet in 2020... Read more

Wed 19 Jun 2019
Brighter days ahead for Norwegian OSV owners amid slow recovery

Hurt by the prolonged slump in the OSV market, Norwegian owners expect revenue to rise for the first time in five years... Read more

Mon 10 Jun 2019
Subsea 7�s �star� equipped with pipelay system

New reel-lay vessel Seven Vega launched in the Netherlands will join fleet in 2020... Read more

Fri 07 Jun 2019
The challenges of reactivating OSVs from lay-up

Neil Graham, technical director of diesel power company Royston, looks at the engineering and technical factors associated with bringing laid-up OSV engines back into service... Read more

Thu 30 May 2019
Gas drives OSV demand in Australia

Gas megaprojects over the last decade have been key to Australia�s rise as the world�s largest exporter of LNG and beneficial to OSV demand... Read more

Thu 23 May 2019