North Star

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has secured a £275 million (€322 million) refinancing package to expand its offshore wind fleet just months after buying four service operation vessels (SOVs).

3rd August 2026

North Star wins £275m finance deal to expand offshore wind fleet

3rd August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Offshore wind support is currently having a choppy ride, with at least one industry lead saying it’s not keeping pace with low-carbon objectives.

28th July 2026

The green fuel dilemma: What vessel operators really think

28th July 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

We are on the cusp of one of the greatest transformations in history in terms of what’s going to power commercial vessels.

1st May 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: The alternative fuels debate

1st May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Aberdeen-based offshore services company North Star has bought four service operation vessels (SOVs) from Edda Wind to expand its fleet and presence in the European offshore wind sector.

29th April 2026

North Star expands offshore wind business with 4 vessels

29th April 2026

FUTURE FUELS

FUTURE FUELS

We are now halfway through what is a defining decade for the shipping industry as it faces up to its decarbonisation duties. 

27th April 2026

OPINION: A flexible course to net-zero shipping

27th April 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It took a chance meeting in a barber’s shop before it occurred to George Kinnaird, from the landlocked north English town of Huddersfield, that he could have a career at sea.

24th March 2026

INTERVIEW: 28 days at sea – life on and off the bridge

24th March 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian offshore wind support vessel company Edda Wind has kickstarted the sale of its entire offshore wind fleet.

6th March 2026

Edda Wind sells entire offshore wind fleet

6th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

German energy firm RWE has contracted two of North Star’s SOVs for up to 12 years with another two newbuilds planned in a few years’ time.

6th August 2025

RWE signs long-term agreements with North Star for 2+2 SOVs

6th August 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

North Star and shipbuilding partner Cochin Shipyard have cut steel on a Service Operations Vessel (SOV) that will head to the German offshore wind farm He Dreiht.

28th February 2025

Steel cut on hybrid-electric SOV for EnBW

28th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has completed its dedicated fleet of four ships to serve the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

3rd February 2025

Last vessel in SOV fleet delivered to Dogger Bank

3rd February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has launched a major industry collaboration to develop next-generation service operations vessels (SOVs) for floating offshore wind projects.

9th October 2024

North Star plans next-gen SOV for floating wind

9th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cochin Shipyard in India is building two more Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for North Star’s offshore wind farm operations.

6th September 2024

Two more SOVs destined for North Star

6th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

What’s the best vessel to take wind farm technicians out to their ocean offices? Stevie Knight has a look at the changing options.

2nd August 2024

INSIGHT: The changing size and shape of CTVs

2nd August 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SMST has won a deal with Cochin Shipyard for the delivery of a gangway and crane for a North Star hybrid-electric service operation vessel (SOV).

20th June 2024

SMST to equip hybrid SOV

20th June 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore support services firm North Star has secured a £425 million (€499 million) loan to add another 40 vessels to its fleet, with eight already added.

6th June 2024

North Star pushes boat out with €500 million loan

6th June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has struck a deal with Siemens Gamesa to build a hybrid service operation vessel (SOV) bound for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm.

31st May 2024

New hybrid SOV for North Star

31st May 2024

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason talks to North Star chief technology officer James Bradford about offshore charging plans, vessel building, the exorbitant and potentially prohibitive cost of batteries, and other challenges facing…

5th September 2023

PODCAST: Interview with North Star CTO James Bradford

5th September 2023