Bibby Marine

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

As the maritime industry comes under more and more pressure to electrify, more and more vessel builders and operators are trying to navigate how to do it.

25th September 2025

PODCAST: Bibby Marine on the cusp of eCSOV launch

25th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Bibby Marine has laid the keel for a hybrid methanol-battery powered Commissioning Service Operations Vessel for offshore wind industry deployment.

23rd July 2025

Bibby lays keel for first zero-emissions CSOV

23rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The maritime industry is undergoing a transformative shift as battery technology gains momentum across various vessel types.

14th May 2025

Electric future: a growing battery fleet

14th 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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Finance has been made available to smaller commercial marine businesses in the UK by the British Business Bank, which has agreed a new facility with BFS Marine Finance.

14th April 2025

£20 million finance facility opened to commercial marine

14th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

With more than 850GW of offshore wind capacity predicted to be installed over the next 25 years, the need for support vessels should prompt a major opportunity for vessel builders worldwide.

21st March 2025

€42 billion global market will need ‘hundreds’ of SOVs

21st March 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SMST has been awarded a contract by Armon Shipyards to supply mission equipment for the world’s first fully electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) owned by Bibby Marine. 

3rd March 2025

SMST to equip Bibby Marine’s fully electric CSOV

3rd March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The world is electrifying, and UK-based Bibby Marine is determined to be at the forefront of the drive. But it won’t happen offshore without offshore charging, says project director Gavin Forward.

11th February 2025

Leading the charge: Bibby on its electric fleet

11th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Spanish shipyard Armon will build an electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) for Bibby Marine after an ‘amicable move away’ from the original builder, Gondan.

14th January 2025

Bibby selects new builders for eCSOV

14th January 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Financial help for the maritime sector is being strengthened by Bibby Financial Services with the appointment of six additional staff in its Marine Finance arm.

22nd July 2024

Bibby boosts maritime finance provision

22nd July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The growth of the offshore wind industry has led to a relatively new breed of vessel, the Service Operations Vessel and its upgraded sister, the Construction Service Operation Vessel. MJ  examines the development…

7th May 2024

IN DEEP: How OSW has shaped today’s vessels

7th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Spanish shipbuilder will build the first electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV)for UK-based Bibby Marine.

1st May 2024

Bibby hires builder of first electric CSOV

1st May 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK has launched an Offshore Wind Plan which recommends how the maritime industry can reach its net-zero goals and deliver maximum economic growth.

15th March 2023

UK launches its offshore wind plan

15th March 2023