Offshore Wind

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 wind made up 26% of installations at 2.3GW,…

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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has agreed to walk away from three US offshore wind leases in the New York Bight and off the coasts of California and Louisiana in exchange for a $1.22 billion settlement…

10th August 2026

RWE exits US offshore wind market with $1.22 billion bounty

10th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has ordered two new T-class jack-up installation vessels in a move to plug the chronic offshore WTIV global shortage.

10th August 2026

Cadeler moves to fill WTIV hole with €805m T-class order

10th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s Crown Estate has launched an accelerated competitive tender to appoint a new developer for the 1.5GW Morgan Offshore Wind Project after former developers JERA Nex bp and EnBW abandoned the…

5th August 2026

Re-tendered offshore wind project re-opens opportunities for commercial marine

5th 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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sweden has rejected 11 out of 13 applications for offshore wind projects because of national defence considerations, the government says.

21st July 2026

Is Sweden getting cold feet over offshore wind?

21st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Cadeler has secured a €247 million ‘green’ loan to help finance the build of its next-generation offshore wind installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Apex just as the second of three WTIVs has been…

16th July 2026

Cadeler secures green loan for diesel-powered WTIV

16th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new draft National Ports Policy for Ireland has placed offshore wind at the front and centre of its ambitions to transform its ports along with improved cargo operations.

9th July 2026

Ireland’s ports transformation: Policy outlines major changes

9th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Oil giant Equinor has abandoned another offshore wind project, this time in Japan, where it has closed its office.

1st July 2026

Oil giants blown off course with offshore wind

1st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS) has ordered an additional Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) crew transfer vessel (CTV) from Finnish shipbuilder Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy.

25th June 2026

SWATH CTV ordered in growing partnership

25th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Encomara’s Squid connection system has received product design assessment from ABS, advancing technology designed to simplify floating wind installation operations.

16th June 2026

Floating wind installation reimagined

16th June 2026