Offshore Renewables

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard says it has delivered what it says are two of the first vessels in the world to have cyber notation – ie have demonstrated cyber security and resilience ‘from concept to…

3rd June 2025

Vard delivers first vessels with cyber notation

3rd June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK government will open its seventh auction round for Contracts for Difference to invite companies to bid for low-carbon projects – with a key difference this time.

3rd June 2025

UK announces new offshore wind auction date

3rd June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Strategic Marine has delivered two new StratCat 27 crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, strengthening its offshore wind operations.

2nd June 2025

A strengthened fleet for offshore wind

2nd June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

In a major step forward for offshore wind logistics, Esvagt, OSK Design and Hvide Sande Shipyard have unveiled a next-generation safe transfer boat, the STB15.

30th May 2025

Next-gen transfer offshore boat unveiled

30th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two Dutch organisations have joined forces to strengthen the offshore wind industry in the Netherlands.

28th May 2025

Two trade bodies join forces in Dutch offshore wind

28th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

What will be Italy’s largest floating wind farm has won a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) decree from the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.

28th May 2025

Italy’s largest floating wind farm wins early approval

28th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two of Seawork’s regulars are showcasing their joint collaboration again with vessels on the pontoons at Mayflower Park.

27th May 2025

Best of British: Vessel design & build perfection

27th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine contractor Cadeler has bought a new Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) to meet growing demand for operations and maintenance, it says.

23rd May 2025

Cadeler buys new jack-up ‘Wind Keeper’

23rd May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Developers are pulling back from floating offshore wind projects as their confidence wanes across the value chain, that’s according to new research from Westwood Global Energy Group.

22nd May 2025

Confidence in floating wind slumps: Report

22nd May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Tenders for two Dutch offshore wind farms have been postponed and criteria adjusted for a third to ‘improve the business case for offshore wind’, according to a notice by the government.

21st May 2025

Dutch wind farms shelved as government rethinks subsidies

21st May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

US president Donald Trump has lifted a stop-work order on the Empire Wind project by Equinor, the energy giant has said, adding it would restart construction, without saying when.

20th May 2025

Trump U-turns on Equinor Empire wind farm

20th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Strategic Marine has delivered the first of two 27m crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Taiwan, boosting offshore wind support capabilities in the region.

20th May 2025

Strategic offshore wind CTV delivery for Taiwan

20th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two massive concrete caissons have been installed in the Belgian North Sea as initial building blocks for the world’s first energy island.

15th May 2025

Energy island hits stumbling blocks as first caissons installed

15th May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has signed a berth agreement to build a 5 MW wave energy project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

15th May 2025

Agreement signed for UK’s largest wave energy array

15th May 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Denmark-based ESVAGT has signed a joint-venture partnership with South Korean KMC Line specifically to expand the offshore wind market in South Korea.

14th May 2025

JV set up to expand offshore wind business

14th May 2025

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