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VESSELS

VESSELS

North Star has secured a £275 million (€322 million) refinancing package to expand its offshore wind fleet just months after buying four service operation vessels (SOVs).

3rd August 2026

North Star wins £275m finance deal to expand offshore wind fleet

3rd August 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 largest proposed renewable energy projects.

26th May 2026

Planning nod given for 3GW offshore wind farms

26th May 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has pulled the plug on a giant offshore turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland, citing national security concerns over the Chinese company behind the plans.

27th March 2026

UK pulls plug on Chinese offshore wind turbine factory

27th March 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It took a chance meeting in a barber’s shop before it occurred to George Kinnaird, from the landlocked north English town of Huddersfield, that he could have a career at sea.

24th March 2026

INTERVIEW: 28 days at sea – life on and off the bridge

24th March 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

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

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK government has today published record-breaking results in its seventh auction (AR7), with 8.4GW of offshore wind being awarded in what it says is Europe’s biggest ever offshore wind auction. 

14th January 2026

UK reveals record-breaking offshore wind auction results

14th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Energy giant RWE has said it is disappointed by the UK government’s sudden decision to delay a consent order for the 3GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms.

13th January 2026

RWE ‘disappointed’ by UK government Dogger Bank delay

13th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch marine civils giant Van Oord has set its brand-new wind turbine installation vessel to work, hailing completion of 45 monopiles at the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm.

11th November 2025

Brand-new Boreas installs 45 monopiles on maiden task

11th November 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

RWE’s announcement that it has pulled out of a 2GW offshore wind project in Australia’s Victoria is the latest of a string of large projects that are no longer going ahead.

16th October 2025

RWE Australia pull-out signals growing offshore headwinds Down Under

16th October 2025