Offshore Renewables

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

France is stepping up its offshore wind research effort as it seeks to develop a sector that has grown behind those of several other European countries, with a power system still overwhelmingly dominated by nuclear generation. Specialist research and innovation…

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New winds blow for French offshore sector

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FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Like all ports, Harwich Haven Authority, in the east of England, is facing a rapidly changing maritime environment. From ever-larger ships and new fuels to offshore wind, autonomy and digitalisation, marine director and harbour master Will Barker is determined to…

1st October 2026

VIDEO FEATURE: Bringing in the giants at the UK’s biggest port

1st October 2026

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A Canadian/Dutch joint venture has launched the first of two purpose-built rock installation vessels to help meet growing demand for specialist subsea rock installation work for offshore wind. Rock Star is the…

30th September 2026

Joint venture propels new ‘Rock Star’ onto centre stage

30th September 2026

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is expanding its offshore services with a 50% stake in Norwegian recruitment and crewing specialist OffshoreCrew. The company says it wants to target growing demand for qualified personnel…

29th September 2026

Bernhard Schulte takes 50% stake in crewing specialist

29th September 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ørsted and infrastructure investor Nuveen have formally inaugurated the 913MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, marking the completion of one of Germany’s largest offshore wind projects.…

28th September 2026

One of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms inaugurated

28th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Italy has cut planned funding for offshore-wind infrastructure at two ports that had been earmarked to become floating offshore wind hubs. The allocation for the ports of Taranto and Augusta has been…

24th September 2026

Italy halves funding for two offshore-wind hubs

24th September 2026

MARINE RENEWABLES

MARINE RENEWABLES

Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) and Siemens Energy have won a €2.5 billion contract to build and install an offshore converter platform in the German North Sea. The converter will be connected…

21st September 2026

€2.5 billion contract signed for offshore converter platform

21st September 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Grid congestion, permitting hold-ups and insufficient electrification could put the brakes on a potential wind build-out of 24GW this year, says the trade association WindEurope. In the first half of 2026 offshore…

18th September 2026

Infrastructure shortfalls could hamper wind build-out, says WindEurope

18th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has won its first long-term contract to provide an emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) to an offshore wind project. It is the company's first step into the…

14th September 2026

Vroon enters offshore wind as market faces reality check

14th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

The foundations for Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Energy Island have been completed following the successful installation of the 23rd and final caisson, 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast in the North Sea.

9th September 2026

Foundations completed for Princess Elisabeth Energy Island

9th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Heerema Marine Contractors is establishing a new engineering hub in Porto as it expands its international technical capabilities to support complex offshore projects.

9th September 2026

Heerema expands offshore wind footprint with Porto hub

9th September 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Chinese offshore wind manufacturer and vessel operator Dajin Heavy Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding with Scottish port developer Haventus to explore a ‘strategic partnership’ at Ardersier Port.

26th August 2026

Chinese offshore wind group signs MOU with UK port

26th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Norway has had to give a one-year extension to its 1.5GW Southern North Sea II wind project in another sign of the country’s slow progress in developing offshore wind.

25th August 2026

Norway’s offshore wind ambitions struggle to get off the ground

25th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

France has earmarked five ports to develop for floating wind turbines, the government has announced.

24th August 2026

France selects 5 ports to focus on floating wind

24th August 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Stillstrom by Maersk has successfully demonstrated fully automated cable control for its Offshore eCharger, removing a key practical barrier to charging hybrid and electric vessels while they operate on dynamic positioning (DP)…

24th August 2026

Stillstrom breakthrough removes barrier to offshore vessel charging

24th August 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MacGregor has secured DNV certification for floating-to-floating personnel transfers using its Horizon motion-compensated gangway, allowing crew to move directly between two independently moving vessels offshore.

24th August 2026

MacGregor wins DNV certification for floating-to-floating gangway

24th August 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Specialist vessels and equipment are attracting investment as offshore wind developers face increasingly complex projects. But a large development pipeline is no guarantee of investor appetite, highlighting the widening gap between physical…

19th August 2026

FEATURE: Offshore wind’s two-speed economy

19th August 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Stillstrom by Maersk has demonstrated an automated cable-control system designed to allow hybrid and electric offshore wind vessels to charge while maintaining position on dynamic positioning (DP).

17th August 2026

Stillstrom reveals fully automated offshore charging cable

17th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The biggest turbine monopiles in Southern Europe have been delivered to Ørsted destined for Hornsea 3, the world’s largest offshore wind farm when installed off the UK eastern coast.

13th August 2026

In pictures: massive monopiles for world’s largest wind farm

13th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Just 18 months after Denmark’s biggest-ever offshore wind tender collapsed without a single bid, Swedish developer giant Vattenfall has been awarded two projects.

13th August 2026

Danish offshore wind makes comeback after auction model revamp

13th August 2026