McDermott International has acquired the 2014-built pipelay and construction vessel Ceona Amazon, which has been laid up since Ceona went into administration in September 2015.

McDermott says that the acquisition will better position the company for ultradeepwater and SURF projects.

McDermott CEO David Dickson commented, "This is a great opportunity for the Company to expand the technical capabilities of our global fleet and grow in the deepwater and SURF markets and greatly increase our ultradeepwater project coverage."