Offshore Wind

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