Offshore Wind

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with German energy provider, RWE, for the long-term charter of two of its next-generation offshore wind installation vessels.

12th June 2023

Jan De Nul bags RWE offshore wind charter deal

12th June 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind employers are being warned against seeking to continue to exploit foreign labour following the end of the Offshore Wind Workers Concession.

24th May 2023

UK offshore wind companies urged to look to reshoring

24th May 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore wind technology company, Osbit, is now operating a Netherlands business entity and office in a move to further grow its local capabilities for Dutch customers.

24th May 2023

Osbit expands its offering for Dutch customers

24th May 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The creation of Scotland’s largest renewables hub at the Port of Leith has taken a major step forward with the start of construction works for the new riverside marine berth.

23rd May 2023

Work progresses on Scotland’s largest renewables hub

23rd May 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Fugro has been awarded a geophysical survey contract for two offshore windfarm sites in Germany’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea.

22nd May 2023

Fugro hired for German offshore wind site

22nd May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

SMST has won an equipment order for two newbuild Windkeeper Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) being built by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey.

27th March 2023

SMST equipment order for newbuild Windkeeper SOVs

27th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vattenfall has named Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the preferred location for its operations and maintenance base for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone.

20th March 2023

Peel Ports wins bid for Norfolk offshore wind zone

20th March 2023

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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

X1 Wind’s X30 floating wind prototype installed in the Canary Islands, has successfully delivered its first kWh to to PLOCAN’s smartgrid.

8th March 2023

Spanish floating wind prototype delivers first kWh

8th March 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

EDF Renewables, Jan De Nul Group and Luminus have partnered up to bid for a commercial-scale offshore wind tender for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Zone in Belgium.

7th March 2023

Jan De Nul joins Belgian offshore wind partnership

7th March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Irish crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Farra Marine, has expanded its fleet of CTVs with a further seven vessels from Penguin Shipyard International.

1st March 2023

Farra Marine expands offshore wind CTV fleet

1st March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

 The US Department of Interior (DOI) has announced the first proposed offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.

27th February 2023

First offshore wind lease sale in Gulf of Mexico

27th February 2023

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Seaway7 has entered into a commercial collaboration agreement with Saipem to jointly identify, bid and execute fixed offshore wind projects going forward.

27th February 2023

Seaway7 and Saipem ink wind agreement

27th February 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

UK firm Tugdock Limited has partnered up with Belgian construction firm Sarens to offer a novel dry dock solution to the fast-growing floating offshore wind industry.

22nd February 2023

Partnering up for innovative floating wind solutions

22nd February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Demand for offshore wind in the US is booming which is a great opportunity for European offshore manufacturers to offer up their expertise in the sector.

22nd February 2023

Opportunities abound as US offshore wind demand doubles

22nd February 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Collaborative R&D projects are seeking to examine the efficacy of polyamide lines for mooring of floating wind turbines.

20th February 2023

Project seeks solution for mooring turbines

20th February 2023

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Within the confines of the US Jones Act, Empire Offshore Wind, Equinor and bp’s joint venture are looking to the US arm of DEME Offshore for offshore windfarm work.

31st January 2023

DEME awarded US installation job

31st January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Port Esbjerg in Denmark says its become the first port in the world to use a digital twin to calculate efficient methods for developing offshore wind installations.

16th January 2023

Port triples offshore wind potential with AI

16th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Crown Estate has made its first major investment in surveys to support the proposal to create clean energy capacity through floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. 

20th December 2022

Floating offshore wind plans for the Celtic Sea

20th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The subsea and offshore wind contractor Havfram has appointed Gregor Scott as managing director of its UK subsea operation.

7th December 2022

New head for UK subsea contractor

7th December 2022