Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s Crown Estate has launched an accelerated competitive tender to appoint a new developer for the 1.5GW Morgan Offshore Wind Project after former developers JERA Nex bp and EnBW abandoned the…

5th August 2026

Re-tendered offshore wind project re-opens opportunities for commercial marine

5th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Netherlands has committed up to €4.758 billion in offshore wind subsidies after a failed auction last year highlighted the growing financial challenges facing developers.

4th August 2026

Netherlands commits €4.8 billion and new bird rules to revive offshore wind

4th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has secured a £275 million (€322 million) refinancing package to expand its offshore wind fleet just months after buying four service operation vessels (SOVs).

3rd August 2026

North Star wins £275m finance deal to expand offshore wind fleet

3rd August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Offshore wind support is currently having a choppy ride, with at least one industry lead saying it’s not keeping pace with low-carbon objectives.

28th July 2026

The green fuel dilemma: What vessel operators really think

28th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Spain has cleared a major regulatory hurdle for the deployment of a floating offshore wind demonstrator.

22nd July 2026

Spanish approval clears path for floating wind demonstrator

22nd July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sweden has rejected 11 out of 13 applications for offshore wind projects because of national defence considerations, the government says.

21st July 2026

Is Sweden getting cold feet over offshore wind?

21st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has secured a €247 million ‘green’ loan to help finance the build of its next-generation offshore wind installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Apex just as the second of three WTIVs has been…

16th July 2026

Cadeler secures green loan for diesel-powered WTIV

16th July 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

The wave energy sector has made significant progress across Europe in recent years – and strong currents continue to buoy its surge towards technological and commercial maturity, reports Abigail Williams.

16th July 2026

On the crest of a wave: Tide rises for Europe’s ocean energy sector

16th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Decommissioning could be the UK’s next infrastructure crunch – logistics firms hold the key to success, says Nigel Kent, Head of Group Strategic Projects (Project Cargo) within the Peel Ports Group.

10th July 2026

Decommissioning: Bottleneck or opportunity?

10th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new draft National Ports Policy for Ireland has placed offshore wind at the front and centre of its ambitions to transform its ports along with improved cargo operations.

9th July 2026

Ireland’s ports transformation: Policy outlines major changes

9th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Commercial ship management firm Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has expanded its fleet with another Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), the seventh offshore wind service vessel in their fleet designed by Ulstein.

7th July 2026

New Ulstein CSOV for Bernhard Schulte Offshore

7th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant Equinor has abandoned another offshore wind project, this time in Japan, where it has closed its office.

1st July 2026

Oil giants blown off course with offshore wind

1st July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In yet another blow to the beleaguered US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said last week it would pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four US wind leases,…

24th June 2026

US offshore wind left adrift as Trump buys back leases

24th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables GmbH (NSORe) has been awarded a contract by 50Hertz Transmission GmbH to build a 2GW offshore converter platform for the North Sea Connector 2 project.

17th June 2026

Major HVDC contract for Neptun Smulders

17th June 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans to set up ‘offshore power zones’ to enable vessels to charge at sea have been revealed in a white paper just published.

16th June 2026

‘Offshore Power Zones’ plans revealed to ease port pressure

16th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Encomara’s Squid connection system has received product design assessment from ABS, advancing technology designed to simplify floating wind installation operations.

16th June 2026

Floating wind installation reimagined

16th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

France has launched one of Europe’s largest offshore wind procurement rounds, opening the door to a decade of work for vessel operators, port infrastructure providers, equipment suppliers and marine contractors.

16th June 2026

France launches one of Europe’s largest offshore wind tenders

16th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Gemini, a walk-to-work (W2W) DP2 construction service operation vessel (CSOV) built by Tersan Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey.

8th June 2026

Acta Marine takes delivery of ‘methanol-ready’ CSOV

8th June 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Robin Radar Systems has announced a major expansion of its IRIS On-The-Move (OTM) capability, introducing new maritime functionality designed to enhance counter-unmanned aerial system (counter-UAS) protection across shipping lanes, ports and offshore…

8th June 2026

Robin Radar adds maritime capability

8th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A wave energy device that Spanish firm IDOM presented as a prototype at World Maritime Week in Bilbao just over a year ago has now been deployed in the Bay of Biscay.

3rd June 2026

Wave energy converter prototype deployed in Spain

3rd June 2026