Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine, has launched its third service operation vessel (SOV), TSS Challenger, at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam. The vessel is based on Damen Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) 9020 design and measures
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started operating its 16 MW Haiyou Anlan floating wind platform in the South China Sea, with the unit now supplying electricity to the Lufeng oilfield grid, according to Chinese media. CNOOC had previously reported that Haiyou Anlan was under devel
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has laid the keel for the second service operation vessel (SOV) it is building for French offshore wind fleet operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs). The keel-laying ceremony took place on 30 July at ZPMC’s marine engineering facility. Designed in co
Cadeler has signed firm contracts with COSCO Shipping Offshore shipyard in Qidong, China, for the construction of two T-class offshore wind foundation installation vessels for a total of approximately EUR 805 million. The new vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2030 and 2031. Cadeler said the agre
RWE and the US Department of the Interior (DOI) have reached a settlement agreement under which RWE will relinquish its offshore wind leases in the New York Bight and off the coasts of California and Louisiana in exchange for USD 1.22 billion (around EUR 1.06 billion) in settlement funds. The agreem
China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System has launched Lan Hai Ling Hang, a new self-propelled cable-laying vessel (CLV) for offshore wind and subsea power interconnection cabling work. According to the company, the vessel is equipped with a 16,000-tonne cable carousel, a DP2 dynamic positioning system a
The Welsh government has granted Section 36 consent to the Llŷr Wind Farm, a floating wind test and demonstration project being developed by Cierco Energy in the Celtic Sea off Pembrokeshire. Llŷr was one of two projects selected in the Crown Estate’s 2021 leasing opportunity for early commercial-sc
Spain-based floating LiDAR specialist EOLOS has partnered with Vietnamese marine services company Enviros to provide wind resource and metocean measurement services for offshore wind projects in Vietnam, with the first deployments planned from September 2026. Under the agreement, EOLOS will combine
Aberdeen-based floating wind and subsea engineering company Encomara has begun preparations to trial its first Squid connection system for floating wind turbines at the Ardersier Energy Transition Facility in Scotland. The 40-tonne system, which has been under development for more than five years, i
Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 2, the project company developing the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, has awarded contracts for two walk-to-work (W2W) accommodation vessels that will support construction and offshore operations at the project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The contracts were awarded
Italian cabling company Prysmian has acquired a training facility for high-voltage cable jointers in Scotland, bringing on board over 20 apprentice jointers and experienced training staff. Located in North Ayrshire, the academy will support installation and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) o
Vattenfall has launched a tender seeking contractors to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspections and seabed survey services across its offshore wind portfolio in Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK from 2027. According to a contract notice from 4 August, the company is looking to
Haizea Wind Group has delivered what it says are the largest monopiles ever manufactured in Southern Europe for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Produced at the company’s facility at the Port of Bilbao, the monopiles measure over 105 metres in length, have a diameter of 11 metres, and wei
