Offshore Renewables

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Scottish ports are in line for massive infrastructure changes to cater for the amount of offshore wind farms in the pipeline for the North Sea.

20th February 2024

Scottish ports due for massive build-out

20th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland-based OEG Energy has bought the Dutch offshore services firm Marine Coordination Services (MCS), its 12th acquisition since it embarked on its offshore renewables voyage in 2000.

16th February 2024

OEG Group adds Dutch firm to its portfolio

16th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime is to supply extensive equipment packages for four commissioning service operation vessels, two for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and two for J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

16th February 2024

Kongsberg to equip four new CSOVs

16th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Danish energy giant Ørsted has slashed its 2030 offshore wind target of 50GW by around a quarter to 35-38GW.

15th February 2024

Struggling Ørsted slashes wind targets by 25%

15th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Multimarine Services and the Columbia Group sign a Memorandum of Agreement to explore and identify collaborative projects in the maritime and energy sectors.

14th February 2024

Maritime & energy brains form new partnership

14th February 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems has installed a new floating concrete breakwater at Newhaven to berth crew transfer vessels for the Rampion offshore wind farm.

14th February 2024

ICMS upgrades berthing base for wind farm

14th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The decarbonisation transition requires new future-proof ships, and fast. Embedding 3D modelling and simulation tools at the heart of the design process will be key to make those innovative vessels a reality, says…

13th February 2024

Shipyard digitalisation is good news for energy transition

13th February 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three Welsh companies have been selected to receive support from ORE Catapult’s first Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in Wales.

12th February 2024

Support for Welsh bids for floating offshore wind work

12th February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Strela Shiprepair Yard in northern Germany has enjoyed a fruitful first year of operation.

8th February 2024

Strela Shiprepair celebrates ‘positive’ first year

8th February 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Chinese manufacturer Dajin Offshore has been winning major contracts in Europe to deliver its monopiles, including two in the UK and one in France.

6th February 2024

Chinese monopile maker wins big in Europe

6th February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two Ulstein-designed commissioning service operation vessel newbuilds under construction for Bernhard Schulte Offshore have reached important milestones.

2nd February 2024

New Ulstein CSOVs hit key milestones

2nd February 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Plans are afoot to build Southeast Asia’s first ever tidal power generation plant through a contract signed between Energies PH, Inc and the UK’s Inyanga Marine Energy Group.

31st January 2024

Southeast Asia earmarks first tidal energy plant

31st January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Floatgen, France’s only floating wind turbine, has had its lifetime extended for another five years after surpassing the 30 GWh electricity threshold.

31st January 2024

Video: Floatgen demonstrator project is extended by five years

31st January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A feasibility study into offshore charging for wind farm vessels is being carried out by a joint venture between bp and EnBW (Energie Baden-Württemberg) and Stillstrom, who Maritime Journal has reported on before.

31st January 2024

Feasibility study addresses offshore charging

31st January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An offshore wind farm in development for 10 years has been scrapped because of fears it will threaten bird life.

30th January 2024

Birds fly in the face of offshore wind farm

30th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The foils under the new ‘flying’ boats are very different from those that focus on greater efficiency and better handling. Being able to lift the hull entirely out of the water offers…

30th January 2024

Focus on today’s foiling, ‘flying’ vessels

30th January 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Seawork exhibitor Brunvoll has signed a number of contracts with Vard for its ducted azimuth propulsion thrusters, retractable azimuth thrusters, and tunnel thrusters.

26th January 2024

Brunvoll reaps benefits of offshore wind sector

26th January 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Engineering works are well under way to prepare for an onshore substation to receive power from what will be one of Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farms.

25th January 2024

Onshore substation works begin for Scottish OSW farm

25th January 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

After a year-long study, plans have been submitted to develop a $4 billion floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Lecce in the ‘heel’ of the boot of Italy.

24th January 2024

Plans drawn up for 1.3GW Italian OSW farm

24th January 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans to build out extensive subsea grids to connect the growing number of offshore wind farms have been set out in the first comprehensive cross-border review of existing offshore grid capacity in…

23rd January 2024

EU plans major subsea grid network to connect wind

23rd January 2024