Offshore Renewables

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