News 2-4 – Page 9
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Ørsted culls management in ‘challenging environment’
Offshore wind energy giant Ørsted has sacked its CFO and COO amid what it calls a ’challenging and volatile environment’.
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Yanmar power for Japanese hybrid passenger first
Japan’s first hybrid passenger ship to use both hydrogen and biodiesel is Yanmar powered
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Nuclear tugs: a future reality?
Scientists at a European Tugowners Association seminar told delegates that nuclear propulsion on tugs and smaller vessels was a very real possibility.
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New standards for offshore floating wind progressing
The progress towards floating substations being integrated to DNV-ST-0145 continues
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Expanding offshore wind knowledge in shallow waters
New recommended practice aims to improve offshore wind safety in shallow waters
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Ørsted slams the door on New Jersey offshore wind
An announcement by Ørsted that it was pulling the plug on two offshore wind projects in the US has been met with disappointment.
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Another milestone reached for offshore vessel charging
Oasis Marine has successfully transferred power through its Oasis Power Buoy to a crew transfer vessel
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Solstad brings Kongsberg on board
Kongsberg Maritime and Solstad Offshore have teamed up to trial decarbonisation technologies across Solstad’s fleet
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Floating wind to power oil and gas
Two floating wind farms with a total power generating capacity of 1.9GW will be installed to supply electricity to Scotland’s oil and gas operations.
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Shipbuilder Työvene enters offshore wind market
The Finnish shipbuilder is building its first SWATH CTV for the wind sector
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Crew negligence caused Swedish ferry grounding
The Swedish Coast Guard says two crew were fined for causing a major oil spill after their negligence resulted in the grounding of a ferry.
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Subsea cable failures cost industry millions, says IMCA
With an annual subsea cable failure rate of 30% and a resulting €570 million in losses, IMCA has published a code of practice to try and improve the situation.
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New WTIV designed to install 20MW turbines
Although the industry has implicitly agreed to slow down the expanding size of the wind turbines it manufactures, a new WTIV has been designed that will be able to install the biggest on the market.
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Boskalis inks Dutch TSHD deal
Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large trailing suction hopper dredger
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Portuguese call for offshore wind interest
Portugal is launching a call for ‘demonstrations of interest’ for parties wishing to build offshore wind farms off its Atlantic coast
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WTIV contracted out before build is complete
A wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is still under build has been contracted to transport and install wind turbines for an unnamed client in the offshore wind sector.
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NY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind
New York governor Kathy Hochul has announced a spending package of $15 billion for three offshore wind projects and another $5 billion for 22 land-based renewable energy schemes.
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Marine robot fleets seek to revolutionise ocean exploration
Large-scale survey and exploration missions can be achieved by going beyond the limitations of individual AUVs
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MoU signed to supply Hamburg tugs with hydrogen
Tugs at the Port of Hamburg could be running on hydrogen under an MoU signed between German energy firm Mabanaft and Fairplay Towage.
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EC pledges support package for wind power
While acknowledging challenges faced by the wind industry, EU president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged the EU will support it with a new package.