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  • Vineyard Wind Takes GE Vernova to Court Over Offshore Wind Contract Dispute – Reports

    13 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has filed a lawsuit against GE Vernova seeking to prevent the turbine supplier from terminating its contracts and withdrawing from the Vineyard Wind 1 project off Massachusetts. According to reports by Reuters and Associated Press (AP), the complaint was lodged in a Boston state court, with Vineyard Wind, a […]

  • German Offshore Wind Industry Urges Gov’t to ‘Quickly Reform’ Tendering System

    27 January 2026
    Industry, Planning & Permitting

    Germany’s offshore wind industry is calling on the federal government to urgently reform the tendering system after a failed auction and slow grid connections in 2025 made it clear that the country will miss its offshore wind target for 2030. Industry associations BWE, BWO, VDMA Power Systems, WAB e.V., WindEnergy Network e.V., together with the […]

  • Indeximate Receives DNV Feasibility Green Light for Subsea Cable Health Monitoring Platform

    9 December 2025
    Business development, Cables, Innovation, Technology

    Indeximate, a UK-based provider of fibre optic sensing technology for predictive maintenance of offshore wind subsea cables, has received a DNV Statement of Feasibility for its Scattersphere cable health monitoring platform, the company said on 3 December. The platform was granted the Statement of Feasibility under the DNV-RP-A203 Technology Qualification framework, confirming the system’s technical […]

  • Irish Company Receives DNV Prototype Certificate for Floating Wind Mooring Tech

    13 February 2026
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Innovation, Supply Chain

    DNV has issued a prototype certificate for a mooring line component which mitigates dynamic mooring and platform loads on floating wind turbines, developed by the Irish engineering company Dublin Offshore. The certificate for Dublin Offshore’s load reduction device (LRD) was issued following completion of the prototype certification process in line with DNV‑SE‑0422 certification of floating […]

  • Massachusetts Court Rules In Favour of Vineyard Wind, GE Vernova Must Stay on Project

    20 April 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    A Massachusetts Superior Court has granted Vineyard Wind a preliminary injunction preventing GE Vernova from terminating its role in the offshore wind project off Martha’s Vineyard, according to the court filing shared by US media outlets. The decision, issued on 17 April after a hearing on 16 April, halts GE Vernova’s planned termination of the […]

  • Trump Administration’s Stop-Work Order Hits US Offshore Wind Turbine Manufacturer’s Earnings

    30 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    The US government’s offshore wind construction pause left a dent in GE Vernova’s numbers for the fourth quarter of 2025, which might get deeper if wind turbine works at the Vineyard Wind 1 site offshore Massachusetts are not completed according to the project’s current schedule. The US wind turbine manufacturer said on 28 January that […]

  • Damen In Charge of Forging Subsea Crane-Endowed Multi-Purpose Vessel with Five More on the Cards

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group, a Dutch shipbuilding giant, has been tasked with bringing to life a new multi-purpose accommodation support vessel (MP-ASV) for Windcat, a part of CMB.TECH, said to be one of the world’s largest listed, diversified, and future-proof maritime groups, with a fleet of about 250 vessels. An option to build five additional ships […]

  • Ten Most Read News on offshoreWIND.biz in 2025

    1 January 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Manufacturing, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    OffshoreWIND.biz has millions of views per year and hundreds of thousands per month. In 2025, some stories received significantly bigger attention than others, and in this overview, we are bringing the ten most popular news in the now-past year. In August, only days after Ørsted reported that Revolution Wind was at 80 per cent of […]

  • US Judge Overturns Trump’s Ban on Wind Energy Project Permits

    9 December 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    A federal judge has struck down the US President Donald Trump’s indefinite halt of all federal approvals and permitting for new wind energy projects. In a ruling on 8 December, Judge Patti Saris of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favour of 17 US states and the District of Columbia, […]

  • Mingyang, BuhaWind Collarabote on 2 GW Offshore Wind Plans in Philippines

    10 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BuhaWind Energy Northern Luzon Corporation (BENLC) for a joint feasibility study on BENLC’s planned 2 GW offshore wind project in the Philippines. Under the MoU, the two companies will jointly explore the suitability of Mingyang’s offshore wind turbine models and technologies for marine […]

  • Germany’s Offshore Wind Industry, Grid Operators Call for Reform of Auction Rules

    11 November 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    German offshore wind industry groups and transmission system operators have called on the federal government to reform the country’s offshore wind auction system, warning that the current framework is deterring investment and slowing project development. The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO), the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), VDMA Power Systems, and […]

  • WindEurope Expects ‘Catch-Up Effect’ in Offshore Wind as Europe Connects ‘Only’ 2 GW to Grid in 2025

    26 February 2026
    Industry

    Europe connected 2 GW of new offshore wind capacity to the grid in 2025, according to new statistics from WindEurope, which said this was the lowest installation figure since 2016. The European wind energy industry organisation says it expects a catch-up effect in 2026. Offshore wind made up 10 per cent of the 19.1 GW […]

  • RWE, Masdar’s Dogger Bank South Eastern Array Geotechnical Surveys Done

    24 November 2025
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed the geotechnical site investigations for the eastern array of the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms in the UK. Geo-data specialist Fugro deployed five vessels to collect core samples and CPT data from up to 50 metres beneath the seafloor. By analysing these samples, the engineers gain insights that are key […]

  • Tekmar Wins EUR 8 Million Contract for ‘Major’ UK Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has secured a contract worth over EUR 8 million with an existing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) customer for its cable protection system (CPS) to be deployed at a UK offshore wind farm. Tekmar will deliver its 10th-generation CPS and associated ancillaries for a “major” UK offshore wind farm, including an optimised […]

  • GustoMSC Design for Korea’s Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    12 February 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    GustoMSC, through its parent company NOV, has been awarded contracts for the design and supply of equipment for Hanwha Ocean’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), based on the GustoMSC NG-16000X design. Hanwha Ocean recently said it secured an order from its affiliate Ocean Wind Power 1 for a WTIV that will serve the Korean […]

  • Feasibility Studies Commence for 2 GW Northern Luzon Offshore Wind Project

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    BuhaWind Energy Northern Luzon Corporation (BENLC) has commenced a new round of feasibility studies for its 2 GW offshore wind project in the Philippines. The company has launched two scanning LiDAR units and a second meteorological mast in Ilocos Norte to enhance wind resource validation for its offshore wind project. The technologies will complement three […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Suppliers’ Turnover Reached Over EUR 5 Billion in 2024, Report Says

    4 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Supply Chain

    A supply chain analysis from the offshore wind industry in Norway has found that the country’s offshore wind suppliers generated a combined turnover of more than NOK 60 billion (over EUR 5 billion) in 2024. The report, LeverandørKRAFT (SupplierPOWER), was prepared by the Confederation of Norwegian Industries and the National Competence Centre for Offshore Wind […]

  • OEG’s New Crew Transfer Vessel Ready for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    2 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    OEG has taken the delivery of a multi-purpose crew transfer vessel (CTV), named Fulmar, which recently completed sea trials and will soon be deployed on the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. Fulmar will be supporting the offshore construction of the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm under a contract OEG was awarded last year. At […]

  • European Consortium Developing Underwater Noise Reduction System for Floating and Jacket Foundations

    8 April 2026
    Business development, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Industry, Innovation, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Technology

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique, EDF power solutions, Heerema Marine Contractors, Menck, RTE, Sealence and Smulders have formed the Searénité consortium to develop a dedicated solution designed to limit underwater noise generated during offshore construction, particularly for floating wind and substation foundations. While noise mitigation systems already exist, the Searénité consortium says it aims to introduce advanced […]

  • Trump Administration Files Appeal Against Court Ruling in Multi-State Offshore Wind Lawsuit

    19 February 2026
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, filed a Notice of Appeal on 17 February in the case in which a federal judge ruled in favour of 18 states that sued the Trump administration over the sweeping ban on wind energy projects. In May 2025, seventeen US states and the District of […]

  • Cyan’s New SOV to Start 15-Year Service at Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2026
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner, Cyan Renewables, has christened its new service operations vessel (SOV), Cyan Wind Seeker, which will soon be deployed on the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The vessel, built by Vard at its shipyard in Vietnam and delivered ahead of schedule, will start operations immediately under a 15-year charter […]

  • Ocean Infinity Takes Delivery of Final Survey Vessel in Its New High-Tech Fleet

    15 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Vessels

    Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of the 14th and final vessel in its Armada fleet, ordered in 2020 as a fleet of next-generation robotics-equipped, low-emission vessels for geophysical and geotechnical surveys. The latest delivery completes the 86-metre class of Armada vessels, following the introduction of the 78-metre class in 2023. Twelve vessels are now in […]

  • JERA Nex BP to Withdraw from US Offshore Market, Halts Beacon Wind Investment

    21 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    JERA Nex BP, a joint venture between JERA and BP, has decided to reduce its activities in the US to a minimal level and will close its operating activities in the market. As a result of this decision, all team members will leave JERA Nex BP in the coming months, according to the company, which […]

  • Titan Wind Orders ESAB Welding Equipment for XXL Monopile Factory in Germany

    7 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Titan Wind Energy has signed a contract with ESAB for the delivery of welding and handling equipment for its new manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany. The agreement covers a full suite of high-capacity welding and handling solutions designed specifically for extra-large monopiles for offshore wind. The China-based Titan Group made the final investment decision (FID) […]

  • Edda Wind Selling SOV, CSOV Fleet to North Star, Navigare Capital

    4 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Edda Wind has entered into agreements for the potential sale of its fleet of service operation vessels (SOVs) and commissioning SOVs (CSOVs), including newbuilds, with two buyers amongst which the fleet will be split: North Star and an affiliate of Navigare Capital Partners. The vessel operator said on 4 March that additional information would be […]

  • 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 […]