Offshore Wind

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A £1 million (€1.1 million) funding competition has been launched in the UK to speed up innovation in two critical areas of offshore wind engineering.

28th January 2026

Offshore innovation funding competition launched

28th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine European countries have pledged to spend €1 trillion on offshore wind development over the next 10 years.

27th January 2026

European countries pledge €1 TRILLION for offshore wind

27th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Cargo drones have successfully delivered equipment between vessels and turbines at Hollandse Kust Noord, marking a first in this type of project for offshore wind logistics.

26th January 2026

Drones advance offshore wind logistics

26th January 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WindEurope and the European Commission have hit back at some of the astonishing claims Donald Trump made on Wednesday in a long, rambling speech to delegates at the World Economic Forum in…

23rd January 2026

WindEurope and European countries hit back at Trump claims

23rd January 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

As offshore wind capacity deployment continues to scale, developers need increasingly detailed characterisation of the seafloor to de-risk engineering activities such as cable route planning, landfall design and foundation installation.

23rd January 2026

Offshore wind on the CUSP of SBP breakthrough

23rd January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

DEME has taken delivery of its second new wind turbine installation vessel, Norse Energi, reinforcing its capabilities in wind turbine installation and offshore renewables.

22nd January 2026

Norse Energi joins DEME fleet

22nd January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

US president Donald Trump took almost an hour and a half to address the World Economic Forum in Davos today, using part of the rambling lecture to rip into Europe about its…

21st January 2026

Trump berates Europe’s offshore wind policies at Davos

21st January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE has secured UK Contracts for Difference for 6.9 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, strengthening long-term renewable generation and investment certainty across multiple projects.

15th January 2026

RWE takes lion’s share of UK offshore wind projects

15th January 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The maritime industry is witnessing – and having to make changes in – an unprecedented era of change. In our latest podcast, new Volvo Penta Marine Business Unit boss Hanna Ljungqvist talks…

14th January 2026

INTERVIEW: Volvo Penta head of Marine Business talks to Maritime Journal

14th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

One of the complaints about the burgeoning offshore wind sector is the dangers it poses to marine life: but using robotics and other modern methods, environmental scientists say they can reduce the…

13th January 2026

Exclusive: Scientists reduce offshore wind risks to marine life

13th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

One of five offshore wind projects that have been paused or cancelled by the Trump administration has been told it can resume construction.

13th January 2026

Judge over-rules Trump in latest US offshore wind act

13th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The number of bids received in Poland’s first offshore wind auction fell 500MW short of what was on offer, the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has confirmed.

12th January 2026

Bids fall short in Poland’s first offshore wind auction

12th January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ecowende, in collaboration with CAPE Holland and GBM Works, is pioneering innovative installation techniques for XXL monopiles at the Ecowende offshore wind farm, aiming to significantly reduce underwater noise and minimise impacts…

9th January 2026

Ecowende pioneers low-noise monopiles

9th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Pegasus, the latest addition to its growing Walk-to-Work fleet, as demand continues to build for specialised offshore wind support vessels in European waters.

8th January 2026

New Acta CSOV enters service

8th January 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Plans have been set out for a purpose-built port facility dedicated to offshore wind in the southeast of Ireland.

17th December 2025

Ireland lays out plans for offshore wind hub

17th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Boston District Court judge has delivered a blow to the Trump administration’s indefinite pause on wind energy permitting, in a latest blow to the president’s determination to shut down the sector.

9th December 2025

Boston delivers blow to Trump’s offshore wind ban

9th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new white paper released by the Port of Rotterdam says offshore wind is going to be vital in shouldering a share of the burden of energy needs – yet it faces…

4th December 2025

‘Technological rat race’ among obstacles in offshore wind: report

4th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Port of Rotterdam intends to build 835 metres of quay to accommodate ‘the latest generation’ of offshore wind installation vessels.

28th November 2025

Rotterdam plans new terminal for offshore wind

28th November 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A new set of guidelines aimed at easing long-running tensions between the fishing industry and the offshore renewables sector has been published today by the Fishing Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet…

28th November 2025

Fishing and offshore sectors unite

28th November 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

TenneT, the European electricity transmission system operator (TSO) that manages high-voltage electricity grids in the Netherlands and Germany, has completed the final connection in its 700MW offshore link.

10th November 2025

TenneT delivers final 700MW offshore link

10th November 2025