Offshore Wind

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

Autonomy is reshaping offshore marine operations, but industry experts warn regulatory uncertainty around vessel autonomy and Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessels risks creating safety gaps.

10th June 2026

Seawork: USVs push DP regulations to the limit

10th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) have won planning permission for the 3GW Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind development, marking a major milestone for one of the UK’s…

26th May 2026

Planning nod given for 3GW offshore wind farms

26th May 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Next Geosolutions has secured a contract worth approximately €9 million from TenneT to deliver marine survey activities for the offshore wind area Voordelta – Nederwiek 3 in the Netherlands.

22nd May 2026

NextGeo wins TenneT survey deal

22nd 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

EVENTS

EVENTS

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez officially opened WindEurope’s annual event in Madrid this week, echoing calls from multiple speakers on the first day to speed up the development of on and offshore wind…

22nd April 2026

Spanish PM opens WindEurope 2026 on a war footing

22nd April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

 PD Ports says it plans to have a major offshore wind hub up and running within two years, competing with the more established UK ports.

7th April 2026

Teesport Offshore Gateway aims to rival UK’s largest offshore wind ports

7th April 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Associated British Ports and the UK Government have agreed terms for public funding to support the development of floating offshore wind infrastructure at Port Talbot, marking a major step in plans to…

27th March 2026

Port Talbot wind hub advances

27th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

TotalEnergies has accepted $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases in the US and re-focus on oil and gas, a US government announcement has confirmed.

24th March 2026

US pays TotalEnergies $1 billion to dump offshore wind

24th March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

As Brussels lays out an ambitious vision for ports as Europe’s energy hubs, the wind industry is warning that without dedicated public finance, the infrastructure bottlenecks threatening the offshore wind build-out will…

23rd March 2026

EU Ports Strategy does not go far enough: WindEurope

23rd March 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The next and largest UK government’s renewable energy auction will open in July, with reforms including a new category for deep-water wind and a stronger focus on industrial strategy.

18th March 2026

Largest UK offshore wind auction set for July

18th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new partnership aims to advance the scale-up and drive the cost down for floating offshore wind projects through joint technology development and global standards alignment.

17th March 2026

A global push to scale up floating wind

17th March 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Exail has secured contracts to supply subsea positioning technology for two major offshore energy developments in Brazil and Angola, marking a significant deployment of its long baseline (LBL) acoustic positioning systems in…

11th March 2026

Exail wins deepwater positioning contracts

11th March 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Interocean Marine Services is expanding its services to the offshore renewables market with a new Master Services Agreement with JERA Nex bp across its windfarms.

9th March 2026

Interocean targets global offshore wind growth

9th 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

OEG has added a multi-purpose Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) to its fleet after successful sea trials.

4th March 2026

OEG expands offshore wind vessel fleet with new CTV

4th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Strategic Marine has delivered the first two Supa Swath vessels to Mainprize Offshore, marking the initial handover under a six-vessel contract signed at Seawork in June 2024.

4th March 2026

Strategic Marine delivers Supa Swath duo signed at Seawork

4th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The design for one new offshore wind installation vessel unveiled by Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein will be welcome in an industry chronically short of such vessels.

26th February 2026

Ulsteins jack of all trades reveals growing vessel trend

26th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

There’s good news for offshore vessel builders with Vestas securing a firm order for RWE’s 1,380 MW Vanguard West offshore wind project in the UK.

23rd February 2026

Vestas turbine order sounds welcome note for vessel builders

23rd February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Offshore wind farm developers Equinor and Polenergia have begun building Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 wind farms, marking a ‘new chapter’ in the development of offshore wind in Poland, they say.

20th February 2026

Building begins on ‘new chapter’ in Poland’s offshore wind sector

20th February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Buoyant Works has unveiled a polyurethane boat landing ladder system designed to enhance vessel safety and reduce maintenance across offshore renewables operations.

16th February 2026

Safer transfers for offshore renewable crews

16th February 2026