Offshore Renewables

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sea1 Offshore has ordered two next-generation Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) from Cosco Shipping in China, advancing its growth strategy in the energy sector.

11th November 2024

Sea1 Offshore orders new renewable energy vessels

11th November 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Firm contracts have been issued to offshore engineering firm Cadeler for wind projects off the UK coast.

8th November 2024

Cadeler wins contracts for up to €380 million

8th November 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has been given the green light by the Danish Energy Agency to begin building Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm.

8th November 2024

Green light for Denmark’s largest wind farm

8th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Investment and asset manager MPC Capital, which specialises in maritime and energy infrastructure, has made a move into the offshore wind sector.

7th November 2024

Infrastructure investment firm enters offshore wind market

7th November 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind farms could be a threat to national security, Sweden’s Armed Forces have said, prompting the government to pull the plug on 13 projects in the Baltic Sea.

6th November 2024

Sweden sinks 13 offshore wind projects for defence fears

6th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Strategic Marine has signed a new contract with OEG Renewables, part of the OEG Energy Group, to build a state-of-the-art crew transfer vessel (CTV) for offshore renewables projects in Taiwan.

6th November 2024

Strategic Marine secures fourth CTV newbuild for OEG

6th November 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Van Oord and Ørsted have installed ‘Droppable Oyster Structures’ within an offshore wind farm site in a joint initiative to boost marine life around the monopiles.

5th November 2024

Oyster reefs installed in offshore wind farms

5th November 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK’s Bristol Port Company (BPC) has confirmed plans to develop a Bristol Wind Terminal at its Avonmouth Docks.

5th November 2024

Bristol Port lays out plans for wind terminal

5th November 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The results of an offshore wind energy lease sale in the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf of Maine have been announced, with two companies winning bids to develop four lease areas between them.

4th November 2024

$22 million in US offshore wind bids announced

4th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Five companies are putting their heads together to build vessels that can carry the next generation of offshore wind components.

4th November 2024

Two advanced vessels build on ‘Rotra’ predecessors

4th November 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Oceantic Network has painted a picture of growth for the third quarter of 2024, dubbing it a story of momentum; however it also says private investment and activity ‘are decelerating’.

31st October 2024

US offshore wind ‘a story of momentum’

31st October 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A marine hydro-kinetic turbine has been deployed in an inlet of the Irish Sea for the first time by a US-based tidal power company.

31st October 2024

Tidal turbines deployed in Irish inlet

31st October 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Tidal Transit, Blackfish Engineering and MJR Power have launched two offshore charging systems suitable for delivering power to Service Operation Vessels working at wind farms.

29th October 2024

‘Charge Offshore’ launches two charging systems

29th October 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind services business Venterra Group has bought Oceanscan Holdings, a group of companies that provide subsea and non-destructive test equipment.

29th October 2024

Venterra makes €170m subsea firm purchase

29th October 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ashtead Technology has made a ninth acquisition in seven years, this time to expand its survey and robotics rental services.

29th October 2024

Subsea tech firm dives deeper into robotics

29th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Van Oord’s second cable-layer has begun installing cables at the vessel’s first offshore wind project in the North Sea.

28th October 2024

Van Oord’s 2nd cable-layer makes her debut

28th October 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In a significant step toward achieving its goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Biden-Harris administration has announced the completion of an environmental review by the Bureau…

25th October 2024

Biden administration advances offshore wind

25th October 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two French tidal farm developers have been awarded €15 million from the European Union as part of a €4.8 billion spending spree on net-zero projects.

25th October 2024

Two tidal farms win €15 million funding

25th October 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Fugro has been awarded a contract by ARGE R-M-L, a consortium comprising Arcadis and ILF Beratende Ingenieure, to provide site investigation and consultancy services as part of the Rhein-Main-Link project.

24th October 2024

Fugro secures Rhein-Main-Link contract

24th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has secured its first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), which is destined for Germany’s He Dreiht North Sea wind farm.

17th October 2024

North Star wins first commissioning SOV order

17th October 2024