75 results found for 'Osbit'

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  • One New and One Converted Trenching Support Vessel to Enrich Jan De Nul’s Fleet

    10 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Jan De Nul is expanding its fleet with the addition of two trenching support vessels, with the first being a newbuild and the other to be converted from a water injection dredger. The new trenching support vessel, of an Ulstein design and to be built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard, will be […]

  • New Offshore Wind Assembly Facility Opened at Port of Blyth

    2 July 2025
    Ports & Logistics

    Osbit, part of Venterra Group, has opened a new offshore wind assembly and service facility at the Port of Blyth in the UK. The development of the new 3,350-square-metre facility created 33 jobs for the region. Located at the Port’s Wimbourne Quay, the facility boasts a build and test space four times larger than Osbit’s […]

  • Global Marine Group Orders New Osbit Plough

    28 February 2019
    Technology

    Offshore technology and engineering company Osbit Limited has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply a multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough –  Scion 240. The Scion 240 plough is being designed and built in North-East England and will be delivered from Osbit’s Blyth works at the end of May 2019. Osbit will support […]

  • DeepOcean Uses Osbit Kit for Inter-Array Cable Installation

    25 October 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A quadrant handling system designed and built by Osbit for offshore contractor DeepOcean has successfully completed its first inter array cable installation job at an unnamed offshore wind farm off England’s east coast. Although Osbit did not reveal the name of the wind farm at which Maersk Recorder used the quadrant handling system, it is highly […]

  • Osbit MaXccess T12 System Reaches China’s Binhai OWFs

    9 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Osbit has secured a contract for the delivery of its MaXccess T12 crew-transfer ‘walk-to-work’ access system for a vessel that will be deployed at Binhai offshore wind farms in China, developed by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC).

  • Sapura Orders Osbit Pile Gripper for Yunlin

    20 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Osbit has secured a contract with Sapura Energy to deliver a pile gripper system that will be used for the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. Osbit will design and build the system which will be installed on Sapura Energy’s heavy lift vessel and will support the installation of the 80 monopile foundations at the […]

  • Osbit Delivers Bespoke Gangway for Seajacks Scylla

    23 August 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Offshore engineering and technology company Osbit Ltd has completed its first project for Seajacks with the delivery of a bespoke access system for the company’s offshore wind farm installation and maintenance vessel, Seajacks Scylla.

  • Osbit Workforce Gets Bonus Payments as Profit Grows 59%

    18 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Osbit has reported a 59% increase in its overall profit for the fiscal year ending 30 September, amounting to GBP 1.3 million, which enabled the company to make bonus payments to its 60-strong workforce.

  • Osbit and Seatools Team Up

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Northumberland-based Osbit and Dutch subsea technology company Seatools have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop new offshore systems including active motion compensated Walk to Work gangways. The collaboration has already delivered its first product innovation. Building on Osbit’s established passive telescopic gangways, MaXccess P-Series, the two companies have combined their capabilities to develop the […]

  • Jan De Nul to Use Osbit’s Tower Lifting Tools for Dogger Bank Wind Farm

    9 August 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    UK-headquartered Osbit has delivered to GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business its twin wind turbine tower lifting tools that will be used in constructing the world’s largest offshore wind farm to date, Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Osbit’s tools have full DNV approval and will be used to lift and rotate the turbine tower sections of GE’s […]

  • Seajacks Orders Osbit Monopile Upending Tool

    5 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Osbit has secured a contract to design and build a monopile upending bucket for Seajacks to use in its offshore wind turbine installation projects. The monopile upending tool will be installed on the self-propelled jack-up Seajacks Zaratan and will initially support the development of the bottom-fixed Akita and Noshiro offshore wind farms in Japan. According to […]

  • OSBIT Power Settles in OrbisEnergy Centre

    27 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    OSBIT Power has taken residency in the OrbisEnergy centre in Lowestoft and joined the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR). The company is keen to further its investment in the southern North Sea offshore market and to develop new connections in the area. This expansion builds on a highly successful period for OSBIT Power, with […]

  • N-Sea Picks UK Firm to Provide ‘World’s First DNV-Approved’ Cable Repair Equipment

    29 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain

    The Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider N-Sea has handed out a contract to Osbit, a UK-headquartered offshore wind equipment specialist and a Venterra Group company, for the delivery of a suite of equipment to enable the repair and lay of offshore cables. According to Osbit, this equipment consists of a novel dual concentric carousel, a tower […]

  • Osbit Backs Van Oord at Walney Extension

    17 July 2017

    Osbit has delivered a hybrid monopile cleaning tool to Van Oord, designed to support the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations.

  • Global Marine Group Takes Delivery of New Osbit Plough

    24 June 2019
    Technology

    Osbit Limited has delivered a new multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough to Global Marine Group, which will be used at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark. The PLP240 plough, ordered by Global Marine Group at the beginning of the year, underwent final assembly and sign-off at Osbit’s Port of Blyth facility at […]

  • Osbit Secures Safe Crew Transfer on Japan’s First OWF

    4 July 2014
    Technology

    UK’s North East engineering firm Osbit Power, part of the Energi Coast steering group, is helping Japan to reinvigorate one of its regions, following a natural disaster in 2011, after signing a contract to supply a key piece of safety equipment to a project to build the country’s first offshore wind farm. Northumberland-based Osbit Power’s […]

  • OSBIT Equips Technip with Bespoke Cable Handling System

    3 July 2014
    Technology

    Osbit Power supplied a bespoke cable handling system to Technip Offshore Wind, in support of its cable installation operations at Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. The quadrant system allows safe and efficient deployment and pull-in of infield cables, managing touch down on the seabed and ensuring protection of the product as it is […]

  • GMS Orders Osbit Boat Landing System for Hornsea One Jack-Up

    6 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) UK Ltd has selected offshore engineering and technology company Osbit Ltd to deliver a boat landing and access system which will be fitted to a GMS jack-up accommodation vessel destined for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One wind farm.

  • UK: Siemens Purchases MaXccess System

    24 May 2012
    Technology

    Siemens has purchased the very first MaXccess system to improve the safe transfer of service specialists onto offshore wind turbines. MaXccess was designed by OSBIT Power Ltd and has been tested by a strategic alliance of Siemens, OSBIT Power, Statoil and Fred Olsen Windcarrier to establish the effectiveness of the design.  Siemens, which operates a […]

  • Osbit Delivers Bespoke Gangway for Japan’s Mega Jack-Up

    3 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    UK-based Osbit has completed its first project for Shimizu Corporation (Shimizu) with the delivery of a bespoke access system for the company’s newbuild offshore jack-up vessel. Specially designed to suit Shimizu’s requirements, the variable height gangway will be installed on board as a permanent asset to provide access from the vessel to turbine transition pieces. Extendable […]

  • Maxccess Wind Turbine Access System on Display at Seawork 2011 (UK)

    10 June 2011
    Technology

    Safe, cost effective and efficient transfer between floating support vessels and offshore wind turbines is a ‘holy grail’ for the offshore wind industry. OSBIT Power (OP) has risen to the challenge, and developed the MaXccess system. MX11/01 was on display at Port of Tyne, South Shields on Thursday 9 June between 09:00 and 12:00. Overcoming […]

  • ESS Sets Aside GBP 3 Million for Subsea Trencher

    3 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) is to invest up to GBP 3 million in developing a water-jetting tool which could potentially ”double trench production rates in seabed trenching operations.” The subsea and engineering technology company has awarded a contract to Northumberland-based Osbit to be the lead detail design and development provider for the SCARJet subsea vehicle […]

  • OSBIT to Expand Workforce as New Orders Come In

    16 July 2014

    North East engineering firm OSBIT Power has lined up more than £10m of new projects in the last nine months – which is leading to the firm expanding its workforce. OSBIT, established four years ago and based in Riding Mill in Northumberland, has secured 23 projects ranging in value from £5,000 to £3m. They are […]

  • Offshore Energy Industry Catapults OSBIT Power into Success

    26 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    UK’s North East engineering firm OSBIT Power has revealed a 450% growth in turnover for the last year as profits went up from £21,000 to £1.4m. Staff numbers have increased from 19 to 32 and OP has been able to pay off all of the company start-up debts. MD Dr Tony Trapp said: “This is […]

  • UK: DECC Congratulates OSBIT Power on Success

    13 July 2012
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Within a one month period OSBIT Power (OP) has received orders for their MaXccess wind turbine access system from both Siemens and Scira Offshore Energy (Scira is a joint venture between Statoil and Statkraft and owns the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm), positive feedback from E.ON following trials, and a message of congratulations from the […]

  • Van Oord Equips Svanen with Osbit’s Gangway System

    11 July 2016
    Vessels

    Van Oord installed Osbit’s P-12R gangway system on the heavy-lift vessel Svanen, which has been initially deployed on the construction of the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm and will support offshore wind projects in the Baltic, as well as in the UK.  The gangway uses a roller system to allow vertical movement without operator intervention, thus enabling automatic adjustment to tidal conditions. The P-12R access […]