Mexican offshore operator Naviera Integral has signed an order for two Damen 5009 Fast Crew Suppliers, for operation in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is making further inroads into offshore as part of a joint venture that will provide an additional two FPSOs to Petrobras on long-term charter.

Keppel FELS has secured a $206m contract from Mexican drilling firm Grupo R, for a KFELS B Class jack-up rig.

John Fredriksen's Seadrill has placed orders for four ultra-deepwater drillships, to be built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), with a total value of roughly $2.4bn.

Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) offshore supply vessel unit Icon Offshore Bhd plans to make one more regional investment before its planned initial public offering (IPO) next year, according to local reports.

Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has exercised an option to acquire two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, and inked a new deal to buy six crew/utility vessels.

Operating brand of Ezra Holdings EMAS, has been awarded a total of $505m worth of North Sea, Africa, Gulf of Mexico and Asia-Pacific based oil and gas contracts, adding to a backlog of more than $2bn as at 31 May 2013.

Ship repair and engineering firm Grandweld has delivered two 33.5 m aluminium crew boats – FNSA 1 and FNSA 2 - for Fujairah National Group.

Shanghaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), has won an order to build two jack-up oil rigs for Singapore-listed Falcon Energy.

Subsea 7 has been awarded contracts with Petrobras for the construction and operation of three pipelay support vessels (PLSV), totalling $1.6bn.