Offshore Wind

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Danish offshore wind services company Ziton has borrowed an undisclosed amount of money to keep its fleet on track as an O&M provider. The loan, agreed with ‘European banks and institutional investors’, is intended to give financial stability and flexibility…

29th October 2026

Ziton wins long-term loan to support offshore wind fleet

29th October 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ignitis Group has proposed postponing the development of its Curonian Nord offshore wind farm in Lithuania, citing market uncertainty, financing challenges and the need to align the project timetable with delivery conditions. The 700MW proposed site would have been Lithuanian’s…

28th October 2026

Challenges force Lithuanian offshore wind farm delay

28th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Blade failures, repair work and commissioning setbacks have pushed back a key contractual deadline for what is planned to be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. Dogger Bank A, 130km off the…

26th October 2026

Setbacks trigger domino delays for Dogger Bank

26th October 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The UK’s next auction for renewable energy projects has been pushed back by at least two months, creating uncertainty for developers and the marine supply chain. The eighth Contracts for Difference (CfD)…

21st October 2026

Next UK offshore wind auction delayed by appeals

21st October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

The Celtic Freeport has approved £9.2 million (€10.9 million) for upgrades at Criterion Quay and Ledwood’s quayside facilities, supporting Pembrokeshire’s role in the floating offshore wind industry. The funding forms part of…

19th October 2026

£9.2m earmarked for Welsh offshore wind infrastructure upgrades

19th October 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

Like all ports, Harwich Haven Authority, in the east of England, is facing a rapidly changing maritime environment. From ever-larger ships and new fuels to offshore wind, autonomy and digitalisation, marine director…

1st October 2026

VIDEO FEATURE: Bringing in the giants at the UK’s biggest port

1st October 2026

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A Canadian/Dutch joint venture has launched the first of two purpose-built rock installation vessels to help meet growing demand for specialist subsea rock installation work for offshore wind. Rock Star is the…

30th September 2026

Joint venture propels new ‘Rock Star’ onto centre stage

30th September 2026

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Seabed imaging, anchor and foundation company Subsea Micropiles is spending £5 million (€5.8 million) over the next three years to expand its manufacturing and offshore operations at Montrose Port in Scotland. The…

28th September 2026

Subsea technology boost signalled for Scottish port

28th September 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ørsted and infrastructure investor Nuveen have formally inaugurated the 913MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, marking the completion of one of Germany’s largest offshore wind projects.…

28th September 2026

One of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms inaugurated

28th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Italy has cut planned funding for offshore-wind infrastructure at two ports that had been earmarked to become floating offshore wind hubs. The allocation for the ports of Taranto and Augusta has been…

24th September 2026

Italy halves funding for two offshore-wind hubs

24th September 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Grid congestion, permitting hold-ups and insufficient electrification could put the brakes on a potential wind build-out of 24GW this year, says the trade association WindEurope. In the first half of 2026 offshore…

18th September 2026

Infrastructure shortfalls could hamper wind build-out, says WindEurope

18th September 2026

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

The foundations for Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Energy Island have been completed following the successful installation of the 23rd and final caisson, 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast in the North Sea.

9th September 2026

Foundations completed for Princess Elisabeth Energy Island

9th September 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch maritime systems integrator Alewijnse has joined the partner network of Buccaneer Delft, an innovation hub focused on the offshore, energy and maritime industries.

1st September 2026

Alewijnse joins Buccaneer Delft innovation network

1st September 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Norway has had to give a one-year extension to its 1.5GW Southern North Sea II wind project in another sign of the country’s slow progress in developing offshore wind.

25th August 2026

Norway’s offshore wind ambitions struggle to get off the ground

25th August 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Specialist vessels and equipment are attracting investment as offshore wind developers face increasingly complex projects. But a large development pipeline is no guarantee of investor appetite, highlighting the widening gap between physical…

19th August 2026

FEATURE: Offshore wind’s two-speed economy

19th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Almost two decades after Lerwick Harbour finished a major dredging project, the port is once again digging deep with the return of vessels engaged in the 2008 works.

19th August 2026

Lerwick Harbour digs deeper for 2nd time in a generation

19th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The biggest turbine monopiles in Southern Europe have been delivered to Ørsted destined for Hornsea 3, the world’s largest offshore wind farm when installed off the UK eastern coast.

13th August 2026

In pictures: massive monopiles for world’s largest wind farm

13th August 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Ports and harbours are becoming the critical enabler of several enormous transitions taking place in the commercial marine sector today.

13th August 2026

INTERVIEW: Ports under pressure: ‘It will work, because it has to’

13th August 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

A new safety report from the offshore and marine contracting industry paints a mixed picture of real progress in some areas, but a rise in fatalities that’s causing genuine concern.

13th August 2026

Seven deaths, 1 billion hours: IMCA safety report demands closer look

13th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A 230-meter semi-submersible vessel has been ordered by global offshore contractor Allseas to transport huge converter stations to its construction vessel Pioneering Spirit.

11th August 2026

Allseas orders unique heavy transport vessel for offshore wind

11th August 2026