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The History of the Supply Ship chronicles the history of the ship type, starting with the circumstances which led to the design of the Ebb Tide in 1955, and continuing to the present day. It contains 200 pages with 124 colour and 13 black and white photographs of supply vessels.

What the press said:   

Very much a "must have volume"...   LLoyds List.    
This really is an excellent piece of work. Its genuinely readable... Aberdeen Press and  Journal
All these......along with advances in ship design and capabilities are told by Captain Gibson with an entertaining and engaging style. The Nautilus UK Telegraph.

It can be ordered here (scroll down) and it is also stocked by the following booksellers:

Ships in Focus, Preston, UK
The Maritime Museum Shop, Aberdeen, UK
Midland Counties Publications, UK
Thomas Gunn Navigation Services, Aberdeen, UK
Warsash Nautical Books, Warsash, Southampton, UK
Eiken Libris, Ulsteinvik, Norway
Galerie Maritim, Hamburg, Germany
Boat Books, Auckland, New Zealand
WHSmith, St Nicholas Centre, Aberdeen
Waterstones, The Trinity Centre, Aberdeen
James Pozzi, The High St, Buckie.

ISBN 978-0-9557002-0-0

SCROLL DOWN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE.

Sample Pages from each chapter as follows: follows:

CHAPTER 1 - THE OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY
CHAPTER 2 - IN THE BEGINNING
CHAPTER 3 - SUPPLY WORK
CHAPTER 4 - THE SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE
CHAPTER 5 - THE NORTH SEA 
CHAPTER 6 - RIG SHIFTING 
CHAPTER 7 - DEEP WATER
CHAPTER 8 - THE AMERICAN REVIVAL
CHAPTER 9 - THE NEW MILLENNIUM
CHAPTER 10 - DEEP WATER MOORING
CHAPTER 11 - TO BOLDLY GO

In addition there is the required glossary, references and an index

 United Kingdom £37.50 plus £3.60 P&P click here        

Europe £37.50 plus £5.80 P&P click here              

 Rest of World £37.50 plus £10.50 P&P click here   

Purchases can also be made by cheque made out to "Ships and Oil Ltd" drawn on a UK bank and sent to "Ships and Oil Ltd", Bon Accord House, Greyhope Rd, Aberdeen AB11 9RD, UK.

Companies wishing to purchase copies can just send us an email, and we'll dispatch one or more copies with an invoice. Click here to order

 
    

The third edition of "Supply Ship Operations" is shortly due on the bookshelves of discerning booksellers, and also will be available through this website.

It will be a volume of approximately 300 pages with over 100 colour photographs and diagrams. The book was first offered for £27.50, then when published by OPL it cost £95.00 to the distress of individual seafarers. This edition will once more be offered at £27.50 for a limited period.

Chapters are as follows:

Chapter 1 - The Context of the Third Edition
Chapter 2 - Marine Support to the Offshore Industry
Chapter 3 - Ship-handling
Chapter 4 - Cargo Operations
Chapter 5 - Mooring Semi-Submersibles
Chapter 6 - Moving Jack-ups
Chapter 7 - More Anchor-Handling Activities
Chapter 8 - Towing
Chapter 9 - Emergencies
Chapter 10 - Some Operations
Chapter 11 - Accidents and Incidents
Chapter 12 - The Management of Safety

If you would like to be informed when the book is published, please click here