MacGregor has received DNV certification for floating-to-floating (F2F) personnel transfers using its Horizon gangway following a sea acceptance test. For F2F operations, the gangway uses a purpose-designed flap at its tip instead of the docking head used for conventional fixed-structure landings. L
Ho Chi Minh City’s Standing People’s Committee has reviewed a feasibility study for an offshore wind development proposed to have an installed capacity of 6 GW. Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Cong Vinh chaired a meeting on 20 August with relevant departments to hear
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has granted Ventyr, a consortium of JERA Nex BP and Ingka Investments, a twelve-month extension of the deadline for submitting a license application for the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) project, Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Ventyr submi
A fire was reported on a wind turbine at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan on 8 August after the turbine’s system detected an abnormal condition and automatically stopped its operation. Ørsted said the wind farm team observed the fire shortly after the automatic trip and ext
Jan De Nul has installed all 23 foundation elements for the Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island, being built 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast. The project is now entering the next phase of construction, according to the company. Developed by Belgium grid operator
Van Oord has completed the installation of all 111 monopile foundations at the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea.
The five port infrastructure projects that the French government recently announced were selected to receive a combined EUR 258.5 million in funding will prepare the country’s ports for the construction of floating wind farms, for which France has set a 2040 target of nearly 6 GW. The funding, award
Amsterdam, September 2026 – The countdown to Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2026 is on. On 24 and 25 November, the international offshore energy industry will come together at RAI Amsterdam – and now is the time to secure your ticket. With November getting closer, preparations are in
Danish utility SONFOR is seeking a new partner to take the project forward at the 165 MW Lillebælt Syd offshore wind farm after TotalEnergies decided to withdraw from the development. SONFOR is taking over the majority stake in Lillebælt Vind A/S, the company behind the project, and will use the com
Dajin Heavy Industry and Haventus, the owner and developer of Ardersier Port in Scotland, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore combining Dajin’s manufacturing and transport capability with Ardersier’s port infrastructure to support both fixed-bottom and floating wind projects i
Ørsted expects three of its offshore wind farms currently under construction to reach full commissioning in the second half of 2026, with Borkum Riffgrund 3 in Germany, Greater Changhua 2b and 4 in Taiwan, and Revolution Wind in the US all approaching completion. The updates were provided by Ørsted
Pacifico Energy Korea has been selected as the sole developer of the 2.13 GW Jindo Offshore Wind Integrated Cluster Phase 2 in South Korea, the US-based renewable energy company said on 20 August. The cluster will comprise Pacifico’s Manho and Jindo Baram offshore wind projects. The selection follow
Poland’s Port of Darłowo has completed two infrastructure projects with a combined value of more than PLN 174 million (EUR 40.3 million), including facilities that will support offshore wind operations in the Baltic Sea. The upgrades were carried out under Poland’s National Recovery and Resilience P
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution and Panstar Robotics, established by the Korea Institute of Robotics & Technology Convergence (KIRO), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that would be deployed domestically, in an effort to reduce
