Offshore Wind News
Despina going greener at IJmuiden VerThe Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) and Fugro are taking steps to make seabed research at the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone more sustainable.28 January 2021 Thursday 11:00
Havyard delivers new SOV to EsvagtHavyard Group’s subsidiary, New Havyard Ship Technology, has handed over the first of the three new wind farm service operations vessels (SOV) ordered by Esvagt.18 December 2020 Friday 15:00
Windcat Workboats changing handsSEACOR Marine has entered into an agreement with Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Windcat Workboats and its crew transfer vessel (CTV) business.18 December 2020 Friday 11:00
Van Oord orders next-gen green cable-laying vesselVan Oord has placed an order with VARD for a next-generation green cable-laying vessel for the offshore wind sector.17 December 2020 Thursday 15:00
Osprey Group bags Moray East OWF contractThe Osprey Group has won a contract to provide handling and storage services for the spare export cable for the Moray East offshore wind farm.23 November 2020 Monday 12:00
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina Sign Offshore Wind PactThe governors of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia have announced a bipartisan plan to cooperate on offshore wind power projects off the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.30 October 2020 Friday 13:52
Nexans Aurora getting its cable lay equipmentThe installation of the MAATS cable lay equipment onboard the cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced.22 October 2020 Thursday 16:32
RWE Renewables orders machine learning tool for turbine access opsRWE Renewables has placed an order with a UK company Cognitive.Business for a machine learning tool that will improve vessel-to-turbine transfers at operational offshore wind farms.19 October 2020 Monday 17:00
UK Government Funds Port Infrastructure for Offshore WindUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Monday that his administration would invest in shoreside infrastructure to make the UK a major force in ofshore wind power.09 October 2020 Friday 14:14
Mainport acquires resources for Irish offshore wind marketCork-based Irish Mainport Holdings is entering the offshore wind sector, investing in a 50-m survey and research vessel and acquiring a shareholding in Wicklow-based offshore services company, Alpha Marine.29 September 2020 Tuesday 17:20
Offshore targets efficiency through innovationA new generation of subsea technologies is cutting fuel consumption, improving positioning accuracy and shrinking the carbon footprint of offshore operations09 September 2020 Wednesday 15:0
MacGregor wins record contract for offshore wind vessel systemMacGregor reports that it has secured a contract to supply a monopole installation system for the OHT offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift.31 August 2020 Monday 10:09
MHI Vestas inks tower supply agreement in TaiwanMHI Vestas Offshore Wind is to source towers for its offshore wind turbines from a partnership between CS Wind and Chin Fong and has signed a purchase agreement with them19 August 2020 Wednesday 15:00
GMS Endeavour to support Moray East OTM commissioningGulf Marine Services’ jack-up vessel GMS Endeavour is set to be deployed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site to support the commissioning of the project’s offshore transformer platforms.18 August 2020 Tuesday 13:45
SMST to deliver equipment for Taiwan’s first SOVSMST has secured a contract to deliver its modular mission equipment for what will be Taiwan’s first service operation vessel (SOV).17 August 2020 Monday 15:20
First of three Moray East offshore substations installedMoray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd (Moray East) in the UK has confirmed the successful installation of its first offshore electrical infrastructure, the first of three offshore substation platforms15 August 2020 Saturday 13:50
Aker Offshore Wind sets sights on deep-water projectsAker Solutions’ offshore wind spin-off, Aker Offshore Wind, will initially focus on deep-water fixed-bottom and floating wind projects in four different markets: South Korea, the USA, Scotland, and Norway.06 August 2020 Thursday 15:05
Wärtsilä gets big order for Green Jade offshore wind installation vesselWärtsilä has received an order for multiple solutions for Green Jade, the first floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel to be built in Taiwan.14 July 2020 Tuesday 15:50
Brave Tern gearing up for largest wind turbinesFred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern will undergo upgrades which will allow the jack-up to handle all known next-generation wind turbines and larger foundations.04 July 2020 Saturday 15:04
Apollo heads to SeaMade with first turbine setsDEME Offshore’s jack-up Apollo has left the REBO terminal in Oostende loaded with the first set of turbine components to be installed on the 487 MW SeaMade wind farm offshore Belgium.18 June 2020 Thursday 15:50
New Jersey Plans First Purpose-Built Offshore Wind Port in the U.S.On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced a plan for a new seaport specifically for offshore wind in Salem County, South Jersey.17 June 2020 Wednesday 14:42
