CSOV

FUTURE FUELS

FUTURE FUELS

Dutch offshore support vessel owner Acta Marine has formally christened its methanol dual-fuel offshore wind vessel Acta Hercules. The construction service operation vessel (CSOV) was christened in IJmuiden, the Netherlands ahead of a five-year charter with Vestas at an undisclosed…

12th October 2026

Methanol dual-fuel CSOV christened in the Netherlands

12th October 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A fatal accident on board the cruise ship Arvia has sounded a warning for commercial marine operators as lifts become increasingly common aboard larger offshore and research vessels. An electrician was killed while inspecting a passenger lift following overnight repairs…

9th October 2026

Cruise ship lift death raises warning for larger work vessels

9th October 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Commercial ship management firm Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has expanded its fleet with another Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), the seventh offshore wind service vessel in their fleet designed by Ulstein.

7th July 2026

New Ulstein CSOV for Bernhard Schulte Offshore

7th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Windcat Amsterdam has arrived in Europe, the first Elevation-series CSOV in the region and a new type of offshore vessel built for wind farm construction and maintenance.

27th March 2026

Windcat and Damen launch first European Elevation series CSOV

27th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Construction has begun on a new generation offshore service vessel after the first steel was cut for the DO Joule on 5 March at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard.

6th March 2026

New CSOV series construction begins

6th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Pegasus, the latest addition to its growing Walk-to-Work fleet, as demand continues to build for specialised offshore wind support vessels in European waters.

8th January 2026

New Acta CSOV enters service

8th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Bernhard Schulte has christened its newest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel to work in the offshore energy sector.

8th September 2025

Second CSOV christened for Bernhard Schulte

8th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch vessel owner and operator Windcat Workboats says it has officially presented Windcat Rotterdam, the first of a series of six CSOV Elevation vessels developed with Damen and CMB.Tech.

28th August 2025

Windcat presents first H2-capable Elevation series CSOV

28th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Shipbuilder Ulstein will convert an existing Commissioning Service Operation Vessel into a Walk-to-Work vessel for unmanned production platform on the Norwegian continental shelf, it says.

5th August 2025

Ulstein converts wind vessel for oil and gas

5th August 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

North Star Shipping has taken ownership of the Grampian Eagle, the second of its purpose-built Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) to be delivered this year.

16th July 2025

Second CSOV for North Star’s expanded portfolio

16th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard says it has delivered what it says are two of the first vessels in the world to have cyber notation – ie have demonstrated cyber security and resilience ‘from concept to…

3rd June 2025

Vard delivers first vessels with cyber notation

3rd June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star’s new offshore wind vessels are the first in the world to achieve Lloyd’s Register’s Cyber Resilience classification under new IACS standards.

23rd April 2025

Offshore wind vessels cyber resilience certification first

23rd April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), IWS Seawalker, has been awarded the 2025 Offshore Energy Vessel of the Year at the Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference in London.

5th February 2025

IWS Seawalker named 2025 offshore energy vessel of the year

5th February 2025

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

VESSELS

VESSELS

VARD has delivered the cutting-edge Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) Norwind Helm to Norwind Offshore, marking its fourth build for the offshore renewables operator.

18th November 2024

Watch: Vard’s cutting edge CSOV for Norwind Offshore

18th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK-Based fleet operator Purus has been awarded a multi-year contract with Vestas for a vessel currently under build in Norway.

31st October 2024

Purus signs multi-year CSOV contract with Vestas

31st 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

VESSELS

VESSELS

Schoeller Holdings and Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt have partnered to order four cutting-edge special-purpose vessels for the offshore renewables sector.

25th September 2024

Vessel partnership for the offshore renewables sector

25th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Ulstein Verft has delivered the first of two sister CSOVs to Norwegian fleet owner Olympic Subsea.

25th July 2024

Olympic CSOV delivered on eve of Olympics

25th July 2024