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  • Alicat Workboats Piecing Iceni Defender Together (Gallery)

    26 April 2016
    Vessels

    UK-based wind farm support vessel (WFSV) owner and operator Iceni Marine Sevices has issued a visual status report on the construction of their 23-metre crew transfer vessel, Iceni Defender, being built by Alicat Workboats Ltd. in Great Yarmouth. Iceni Defender is a sister vessel of Iceni Venture and Iceni Vengeance. The CTV was ordered from South Boats IOW and […]

  • Carnegie Wave Energy Limited Appoints New Director (Australia)

    27 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the appointment of Mr John Leggate, CBE, FREng to its Board of Directors as a non-executive director. Scottish-born and London-based, Mr Leggate is a highly experienced oil and gas and venture capital industry executive. He worked for over twenty seven years for BP, most recently as the Group Chief Information […]

  • DeepCwind Demonstrates Leadership Role at Maine Wind Energy Conference (USA)

    15 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    A team of interdisciplinary researchers from the DeepCwind Consortium attended the Maine Wind Energy Conference in Augusta January 24 and 25. The conference provided a forum to discuss milestones thus far to develop floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine. Researchers answered questions from interested stakeholders, briefed policy-makers and local media, and forged new […]

  • USA: Emera Welcomes MPUC’s Approval

    3 February 2014

    Emera welcomed the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s term sheet consent for Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project, writes the Herald Business. Dina Bartolacci Seely, Emera spokeswoman said: “We’re obviously very pleased.” As Maine Aqua Ventus I is competing against seven other projects for USD 46 million, this approval is very significant for the project […]

  • UMaine’s Offshore Wind Project Comes in Fourth

    8 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The University of Maine’s offshore wind project known as New England Aqua Ventus was selected fourth after the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of three finalists for the next phase of its Advanced Technology Demonstration Program. Three of the six projects, all of which are at 50 percent completion, were awarded full grants […]

  • NWF’s Report Raises Discussions in New Hampshire, USA

    14 September 2012

    The report issued by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has raised some discussions over the potential and benefits that New Hampshire has in offshore wind. The NWF says in the report that, eventually, offshore wind could provide four-fifths of the state’s power supply, but spokesman from Public Service of New Hampshire(PSNH) does not think this […]

  • USA: Maryland Governor Could Push Offshore Wind Bill Again

    12 October 2012
    Authorities

    Governor Martin O’Malley, along with his advisors, will decide in the following couple of months about offshore wind being a part of the legislative priority again, Raquel Guillory, the Governor’s spokeswoman, said to the Gazette news site. He had already pushed offshore wind as a core of his energy policy, but only to be rejected. […]

  • SEACOR Marine Invests Windcat Workboats Holdings (USA)

    25 December 2011

    SEACOR Marine LCC announced that it has invested in Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd, a European operator of wind farm utility vessels. U.S.-based SEACOR Marine, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc., operates a fleet of offshore marine support vessels, serving the global offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry worldwide with operations and infrastructure concentrated […]

  • DCNS Energies to Use Open Ocean’s Metocean Analytics Tool for RE Sites

    15 March 2017
    Technology

    DCNS Energies, a new DCNS subsidiary dedicated to floating offshore wind, tidal energy and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), has chosen Open Ocean’s software for the analysis of metocean conditions at potential project sites.

  • Bibby Marine Services CEO Blaikie to Retire

    4 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Stephen Blaikie has announced that he will retire from his role as CEO at Bibby Marine Services at the end of November.

  • OWAP: Job Creation in U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Already Starting

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    In the latest issue of the Offshore Wind Accelerator Project’s (OWAP) newsletter, its Project Director Valerie Stori writes about economic benefits and job creation within the U.S. offshore wind industry. Read the article below: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) decision last week to reject the Fishermen’s Energy offshore wind project is another setback […]

  • Heerema to Install Dogger Bank C Offshore Substation

    18 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the Dogger Bank C offshore substation under a contract awarded to the company by the Dogger Bank Wind Farm joint venture partners SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Eni. For the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, Heerema will transport and install the project’s 3,500-tonne jacket […]

  • Jiangsu Yangzijiang Sets Sights on Offshore Structures

    23 August 2017

    Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Engineering, a subsidiary of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, has entered into agreements with strategic partners to establish a joint venture company in China for offshore structure construction.

  • Specialist Marine Consultants Adds Marine Coordination to Offshore Project Support’s Toolbox

    7 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore Project Support (OPS) has signed a collaborating agreement with the UK-based Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) to set up marine coordination centres in the Port of Den Helder and the Port of Eemshaven.

  • Scoping Report Issued for Irish Offshore Wind Farm

    8 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Codling Wind Park Ltd has issued the scoping report for the offshore elements of the Codling offshore wind project in Ireland. The report, sent to 78 consultees, sets out the approach that will be taken to the development of the Offshore Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).  The purpose of the scoping report is to engage […]

  • ZPMC Launches China’s Largest Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

    30 October 2017
    Vessels

    Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) launched a new self-propelled offshore wind installation vessel on 28 October. The vessel, named Longyuan Zhenhua 3, has a lifting capacity of 2,000t and a maximum lifting height of 120m.

  • Marine Transfer Forum Guides through Offshore Personnel Transfer

    1 July 2016

    The Marine Transfer Forum has issued “Offshore Personnel Transfer by Crane – Best Practice Guidelines for Routine and Emergency Operations”, a new guidance document that aims to support an international market with over 5 million passenger transfers a year. The guideline has been developed by EnerMech, DNV GL, Reflex Marine and Seacor Marine and involved a period […]

  • Bill Aiming to Relocate Aqua Ventus I Dismissed

    11 May 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A bill aiming to prohibit the permitting of an offshore wind energy project within the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area, or within 10 nautical miles of the area, was dismissed by the U.S. State of Maine’s Energy, Utilities and Technology committee.

  • C-Ventus and 4SEAS Unite for Offshore Wind

    12 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services BV has merged with 4SEAS BV to jointly service the offshore wind industry. The merger, concluded on 3 June, will see all 4SEAS personnel and activities, including ongoing projects and opportunity pipeline, handled by the new company which will trade under the C-Ventus name. “Since 4SEAS main focus appeared to be the […]

  • VIDEO: New England Aqua Ventus I Offshore Wind Project

    11 December 2015

    The University of Maine has released the following video after the announcement that the U.S. offshore wind project New England Aqua Ventus I will receive an additional $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): The newly awarded funding will help complete the engineering and planning work, and approach financial close. New England/Maine Aqua Ventus is […]

  • UK: SMD, BORD Team Up for Marine Renewables Development

    9 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD) and Blade Offshore Services Limited (BOS) have completed a deal which sees the creation of a joint venture, SMD-BORD, and joint development of a novel technology for the installation of marine renewables devices on the seabed. The unique technology makes use of a sacrificial double-skinned annular drill, which cuts more […]

  • Iceni Orders New 23m CTV from South Boats IOW and Alicat

    2 February 2016
    Vessels

    South Boats IOW Ltd. and Alicat Workboats Ltd. today received an order from Iceni Marine Services Ltd. for a new build 23m offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) plus options for a further two vessels. This vessel, to be named ‘Iceni Defender’, will be built at Great Yarmouth to satisfy Iceni’s delivery requirements and is […]

  • Maine Assessing Mack Port Terminal for Offshore Wind

    12 March 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    The U.S. state of Maine is set to examine the Mack Port Terminal in Searsport for opportunities to support the local offshore wind sector. The assessment will review current site characteristics, provide an analysis of potential port users and identify structural improvements or capital investments that may be needed. Additional analysis and review will be […]

  • Aquamarine Power Secures GBP 7 Million of New Funding (UK)

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Wave energy company Aquamarine Power took another major step towards the commercialisation of its Oyster technology with the announcement today [27 September 2011] of £7 million of new funding and a commitment of further investment in the company from its existing shareholders over the next two years. The company has closed a funding round […]

  • DP Energy, Iberdrola Consulting on EIAR Approach for 1 GW Irish Offshore Wind Farm

    28 June 2022
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DP Energy and Iberdrola have published a scoping report for the environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) for their proposed 1 GW Shelmalere offshore wind farm in Ireland, to consult on the proposed scope of and methodology for use in the preparation of the project’s future EIAR. “Publication of the EIAR Scoping Report for Shelmalere Offshore […]

  • GSS Sets Up Joint Venture with Taiwan’s Hwa Chi Construction

    16 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Scotland-headquartered GSS Marine Services and Taiwan’s marine construction company Hwa Chi Construction Co. Ltd. have established a joint venture company to jointly support the Taiwanese booming offshore wind industry.