Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has given Approval in Principle to Seatrium Marine & Deepwater Technology for a Floating Wind Semi-Submersible (FWSS) design.

14th May 2025

Seatrium wins approval for floating semi-submersible

14th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Eighteen US states are taking US president Donald Trump’s administration to court for attempting to place an indefinite halt on offshore wind developments.

13th May 2025

18 US states sue Trump over offshore wind

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Port Esbjerg’s new CO₂ terminal marks a milestone in the ambition to establish the first full value chain for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the EU.

13th May 2025

Esbjerg’s milestone in the EU’s CO2 capture strategy

13th May 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

DOF has launched a first-of-its-kind modular cable repair system tailored for the offshore wind sector, offering rapid deployment across its 65-vessel marine construction fleet.

12th May 2025

Modular cable repair for offshore wind cables

12th May 2025

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

With the offshore wind industry poised for rapid growth, Leo Hambro, commercial director at Tidal Transit, shares his thoughts on how the industry can expand more sustainably, and explores routes to industrial…

12th May 2025

Ditching diesel: the route to offshore wind decarbonisation

12th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Maersk Supply Service, a new company under the A. P. Møller Holding umbrella, has launched a Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) that it claims is 30% faster than conventional jack-up vessels.

8th May 2025

Maersk Supply Service launches Wind Installation Vessel

8th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Energy giant Ørsted has pulled the plug on Hornsea 4, the fourth offshore wind farm of a total 8GW of potential offshore wind off the east coast of northern England.

7th May 2025

Ørsted scraps massive North Sea wind farm

7th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two new Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs) have been ordered for Allseas to boost subsea construction, ROV support and inspection and repair and maintenance work.

7th May 2025

Allseas expands fleet with 2 offshore construction vessels

7th May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first foundation has been installed at Denmark’s largest offshore windfarm, marking a key milestone in the Thor project’s offshore renewables journey.

6th May 2025

First monopile installed at Thor windfarm

6th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A next-generation daughter craft designed by Chartwell Marine has been delivered for deployment from VARD’s CSOV fleet.

2nd May 2025

WATCH: Diverse Marine delivers daughter craft for VARD CSOV fleet

2nd May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

PD Ports has announced plans to develop one of the UK’s largest offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs – the Teesport Offshore Gateway – cementing Teesside’s role in the nation’s net zero…

2nd May 2025

PD Ports plans UK offshore wind hub

2nd May 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Belgian marine civils giant DEME has set itself firmly at the forefront of offshore wind with a €900 million take-over of the offshore wind contractor Havfram.

2nd May 2025

DEME completes €900 million take-over of Havfram Holdco

2nd May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine pioneering UK companies have secured places on a nine-month technology accelerator programme aimed at advancing innovation in the offshore wind industry.

2nd May 2025

UK SMEs join wind accelerator

2nd May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Offshore foundations engineering company Subsea Micropiles has launched a micropile anchor based on technology now exclusively licensed to it from US defence and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin.

1st May 2025

Lockheed Martin tech developed for seabed structure anchorage

1st May 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As talks of a merger progress between offshore engineering giants Subsea7 and Saipem, Subsea 7 CEO John Evans has given a positive outlook after Q1 2025 results.

30th April 2025

Subsea7 upbeat on wind in lead-up to Saipem merger

30th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The first wind turbine at Germany’s largest offshore wind farm under construction has been installed, says site owner EnBW, the energy company.

29th April 2025

First turbine installed at Germany’s biggest OSW farm

29th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

With the benefits of hindsight, a good question to pose is why at an electricity-generating offshore wind farm, electricity wasn’t used on site to charge the vessels carrying out operations and maintenance…

29th April 2025

INTERVIEW: Stillstrom on the brink of offshore charging roll-out

29th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The first foundation of a €4.7 billion offshore wind farm in the UK has been installed, standing 84 metres tall, more than 10 metres in diameter and 1,800 tonnes in weight.

29th April 2025

Largest monopile installed by jack-up in Europe

29th April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Despite the headwinds facing the US offshore wind sector since Donald Trump re-took the White House, signs such as the ground-breaking of a subsea cable factory are showing that the industry is…

29th April 2025

US subsea cable facility breaks ground

29th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Net profits for 2024 were just a third of 2023’s record earnings, Van Oord CEO Govert van Oord, who replaced Pieter van Oord last year after 15 years at the helm, has…

25th April 2025

Van Oord admits struggles in offshore wind sector

25th April 2025