Offshore Renewables

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Equinor and Fugro have agreed to develop a pipeline to transport up to 27 million tonnes to a permanent storage location on the Norwegian continental shelf.

17th December 2024

Offshore giants combine to form ‘CO2 highway’

17th December 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK’s third largest port operator, Forth Ports, has put £50 million (€60.6 million) into its Port of Leith to build the port infrastructure essential for installing the 1.1GW Inch cape offshore…

12th December 2024

Forth Ports spends £50m after ‘game changer’ contract

12th December 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

RWE and TotalEnergies have chosen the port of Eemshaven in the northern Dutch province of Groningen as the hub for turbine assembly and construction work for their joint offshore wind project, OranjeWind.

12th December 2024

Eemshaven named as OranjeWind base port

12th December 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant BP has teamed up with Japan’s largest power generation firm JERA Nex to create a ‘top-tier’ global offshore wind joint venture.

11th December 2024

BP joint venture could revolutionise offshore wind industry

11th December 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Tugdock and Sarens have successfully secured funding from The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator to develop a heavy lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s Port Talbot, Wales.

11th December 2024

Crown Estate backing for floating offshore wind O&M hub

11th December 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A cable-monitoring system has been unveiled that identifies transmission failure at an early enough stage that outages can be eliminated, its developer says.

10th December 2024

Cable-detection in pipeline for Dogger Bank

10th December 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Despite signs of reluctance with regard to offshore wind in the US, such as the recent cancellation of the Attentive One project near New York, other positive moves are emerging.

10th December 2024

New Act unveiled to speed up US wind projects

10th December 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has successfully delivered a specialised cable-laying vessel (CLV) to its new owner after a complex vessel conversion from a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). 

9th December 2024

Vard converts PSV into a specialised cable-laying vessel

9th December 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sri Lanka is about to issue tenders for offshore wind projects, the Sri Lankan newspaper The Morning has reported, with ‘an ambitious’ roadmap drawn up by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP).

6th December 2024

Sri Lanka to prepare tenders for offshore wind

6th December 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Not a single bid has been received for offshore wind tenders in Denmark, the Danish Energy Agency said yesterday, in an echo of a similar occurrence in the UK two years ago.

6th December 2024

Danish blow to offshore wind as auction fails

6th December 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A floating wind slowdown, Chinese electrification surge, Donald Trump and many other matters were discussed at this week’s International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Global Summit.

5th December 2024

Tackling uncertainty: IMCA summit panels discuss

5th December 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Salt Ship Design has bolstered its order book with two orders and options for state-of-the-art multipurpose platform supply vessels (MPSV) and one for construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOV).

5th December 2024

Orders soaring for Salt Ship Design

5th December 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

VARD has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by Lloyd’s Register for the methanol fueling system on two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) under construction for North Star.

2nd December 2024

VARD secures AiP for methanol-ready CSOVs

2nd December 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The growth of offshore wind has been rapid across the globe, and with it a massive expansion in the size and scale of the turbines and vessels required to install and service…

2nd December 2024

OTD successfully trials technician transfer device

2nd December 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Germany’s Port of Cuxhaven is to be transformed into an offshore wind hub, with a consortium contracted to carry out the works.

29th November 2024

New offshore wind terminal for German port

29th November 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ørsted, the Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 are seeking supplier innovations to develop a 100MW floating offshore wind project that will be linked to an onshore battery storage facility.

28th November 2024

Ørsted JV calls for floating wind innovations

28th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first of a series of multi-purpose vessels (MPVs) will begin next year in a collaboration between Herman Sr and Damen Shipyards.

27th November 2024

LOI signed for vessels that tick the green box

27th November 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Polish politicians and industry leaders last week announced ambitious plans for the country’s offshore wind sector, including de-restricting more of the Baltic Sea.

27th November 2024

Poland opens more waters to offshore wind

27th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new partnership between Dutch firm Offshore Wind Logistics and Canadian bulk carrier CSL Group plans to have two vessels for subsea rock installation services built, specifically for the offshore wind industry. 

26th November 2024

Subsea rock installation vessels ordered

26th November 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Miros has unveiled PredictifAI, a cutting-edge wave and vessel motion prediction technology designed to enhance offshore operations with real-time ocean insights.

26th November 2024

Revolutionising offshore operations with predictive AI

26th November 2024