The Seawork Awards 2026 have seen a 43% increase in entries, compared to a year ago, indicating the ongoing importance and relevance of the three-day exhibition and conference in June. Already an established highlight of Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine and workboat event, the Seawork Awa
Wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak has installed 91 turbines at the Sofia offshore wind farm, under construction approximately 195 kilometres off the UK north-east coast. The first of the project’s 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines was installed in March 2025, and the work
California remains committed to deploying 25 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2045, according to state officials who were at the recently held 2026 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit, hosted by Offshore Wind California. David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission, reiterated California’s of
Haesong Offshore Wind has signed preferred supplier agreements (PSAs) with LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution, alongside a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LS Cable & System and KEPCO Engineering and Construction (KEPCO E&C), for its Haesong Offshore Wind 1 and 3 projects in S
Dajin Heavy Industry has started work on what the company describes as China’s first DNV-certified three-legged offshore wind jacket designed to European standards for the North Sea market. The Chinese manufacturer has supplied monopile foundations and other offshore wind components for several Euro
The consortium comprising Oxan Energy, Ingka Investments, and Avapa Energy has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 1.14 GW Sicily South floating wind project to Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. The filing of the EIA officially launches the public consultati
Denmark has received bids for both the Nordsøen Midt and Hesselø offshore wind areas, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) confirmed after the deadline for bids for the first two of the three areas that the government is auctioning expired on 20 May. The DEA launched tenders based on a Contract for Differ
Offshore surveys are now underway at the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm in Wales following the project securing a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the UK’s seventh allocation round (AR7). RWE said the work marks the first package of contracts placed since the CfD award, with contractors Geo and TGS c
New legislation aimed at accelerating offshore wind development while expanding environmental compensation options has come into effect in the UK, the government announced on 21 May. “After two fossil fuel crises in five years, we are driving further and faster for clean homegrown power that we cont
The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) has proposed that the government introduce a legally regulated mechanism allowing developers to voluntarily return offshore wind sites that are unlikely to be realised, which would enable a rapid re-tendering of the sites. According to the associatio
Fabrication of transition pieces (TPs) for two Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind projects in the UK is underway at Lamprell’s yard in the UAE. The company cut the first steel for the Norfolk Vanguard West TPs in December 2025, with manufacturing now underway and the first load-out of completed TPs expe
Global Port Services Shipping (GPSS) is providing marine logistics and vessel support services to Seaway7 for work on the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland, GPSS said on 20 May. The Port of Cromarty Firth in Invergordon is serving as an intermediate port for Seaway7’s heavy lift vessel Seaway
Aqua superPower and Tidal Transit have formed a strategic partnership to deliver electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV) projects for ports and harbours supporting offshore wind operations. Under the agreement, Tidal Transit will build and operate E-CTVs and manage offshore charging infrastructure ins
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy is considering locations in Europe, including Spain, for a new manufacturing facility after the UK government blocked support for the company’s planned Scottish factory on national security grounds, Reuters reported. The company paused plans fo
