James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) won the ScottishPower Renewables Best Offshore Wind Award at the 2016 East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) awards held at Dunston Hall, Norwich, on 14 September. The award, which is presented to the company who had made the biggest contribution to the offshore ren
NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total enterprise value of EUR 836 million. ABB’s cable system business offers turnkey solutions including design, engineering, supply, installation, commissioning and service. It had adjusted standalone revenues of USD 52
Semco Maritime has won a contract to fabricate and install a sea fastening system on Seajacks Scylla, the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel. Semco Maritime is to construct a special module, which will render it possible to adapt Seajacks Scylla’s freight deck to accommodate different
German wind turbine maintenance provider Deutsche Windtechnik has acquired a 70 per cent stake in the Dutch-German group OutSmart, which focuses on offshore operations management and management services. OutSmart’s range of services in the area of offshore wind farm management includes technical and
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is hosting a public auction seminar in Raleigh, North Carolina, today to describe the format, explain the rules, and demonstrate the process of the auction for an offshore wind lease off North Carolina. Tomorrow, BOEM will hold a public information mee
Kenz Cranes, a Dutch company specialising in custom made and fit-for-purpose hoisting and lifting equipment, has unveiled a new design for an advanced and multifunctional offshore gangway construction with an X-wing foundation. The design of the fully motion compensated gangway will be used for pers
Sif Holding, a Dutch-based manufacturer of large steel tubulars for offshore wind turbine foundations, has completed the first monopiles in the new assembly facility at Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam. The first monopiles that will leave the assembly facility at Maasvlakte II are being built for the Gall
Oceanteam Solutions has been awarded a long-term contract to supply an Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) with port facilities, loadouts and storage of cables at Oceanteam’s own cable storage facility in Velsen Noord, The Netherlands. The transpooling of a cable will be performed by the company’s ca
Nissum Bredning Vindmøllelaug and Jysk Energi, which placed the winning bid for Nissum Bredning Vind project earlier this year, following a call for tender from Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA), have made the final investment decision for the 28MW pilot project in northern Denmark. The commercial aspect
SeaRoc Group has launched SeaHub, a new communications and logistic data solution and an industry-first for the offshore wind sector, according to the company. The SeaHub system utilises the latest enhancements of its SeaPlanner software, which sets out to centralise, standardise, automate and make
Fugro has utilised its new track base unit in cable lay touchdown monitoring operations at the Rampion offshore wind farm. The unit, fitted to Fugro’s work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), has been introduced to ensure highly accurate cable positioning during cable lay operations in strong cur
Next Geosolutions and RMS Submarine are some two months away from wrapping up a 17-month project involving marine surveys for cable route design and engineering of multiple 220kV HVAC grid connections for Arkona and Wikinger offshore wind farms in the western Baltic Sea. Next Geosolutions has been h
Royal Boskalis Westminster’s Works Council has unanimously rendered a positive advice on the fleet rationalization plan announced in early July, under which 24 vessels will be taken out of service in the coming two years resulting in the loss of approximately 650 jobs worldwide. Part of the positive
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is establishing a Wind Blade Research Hub and seeking to collaborate with a UK-based University to accelerate offshore wind turbine blade research and development activities. The Hub is aimed at building a stronger, complementary offering of academic rese
