The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, is completing a £150 million capital investment in world leading capabilities for the research, development, testing and demonstration of offshore wind and marine renewable energy technologies. Last week, in celebration of this achievement, in what is its
Worldwide logistics company PSP has secured a contract to transport windfarm boats across the globe as a direct result of its appearance at Seawork. The details of the project were revealed (June 25) as Seawork International 2013 opened its doors to the public. Seawork International is the largest a
President Obama launched a new initiative for the United States to lead the world in mitigating climate change and to create new jobs and obtain a cleaner environment that will accompany the shift to cleaner energy sources. Offshore wind is a substantial resource the United States can tap as part of
The Christening ceremony of Wind Force II, a wind farm catamaran built by Baltic Workboats, occurred end of May 2013 in Norddeich, the homeport of FRISIA Offshore (FO) vessels in Northern-Germany. Wind Force II is a sistership of FO-s Wind Force I and also the fifth vessel within the FO fleet. Altho
International energy consultancy Xodus Group will be lead consultant to review and make recommendations on the use of acoustic deterrent devices and the mitigation of potential underwater noise impacts arising from pile driving during offshore wind farm construction. As part of a programme of work t
Turner & Co. (Glasgow) Limited, the Engineering Services, Support Services and Asset Rental specialists, announced the agreement in principle to acquire Iceni Marine Services Limited. The transaction is due to be completed by early July 2013. Iceni Marine Services was formed in 2009 to provide crew
On the morning of Thursday 27 June, as part of Seawork’s CPD-certified conference, Stuart Grant, Navitus Bay Senior Project Manager, will give an overview of future opportunities for the marine supply sector in the UK’s offshore wind industry. His paper will form part of a morning devoted to Renewab
DNV has launched a significant revision to the rules for wind farm service vessels (WFSV) to improve the safety of these specialised vessels which are undertaking multiple roles further and further offshore. The announcement was made at the Seawork exhibition and forum which is taking place between
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are available in all sizes and are applied to various fields of services including aerial mapping, surveying, security, inspections, etc. When it comes to the wind energy market the UAVs or drones are already being used for blade inspections on land based turbines. Th
A contract signed today will see SgurrEnergy provide strategic advice and expert support for the development of the first offshore wind farm in the Guangdong province, China. The contract, which will be delivered over two years, will see SgurrEnergy advise the Guangdong Electric Power Design Institu
Since 3 June 2013, AMBAU GmbH has been constructing 41 transition pieces to be used for the jackets at the “EnBW Baltic 2” wind farm on commission from Bladt Industries A/S. In April 2013, Bladt Industries announced that it had received an order to construct the 41 jackets to be installed in water d
Earlier today, the Dutch Coast Guard has received a report that the maintenance vessel ”Offshore Phantom“, which was located 25 kilometers offshore Egmond aan Zee at the Amalia offshore wind farm at the time, is on fire. It was not clear whether the smoke was coming from the generator of from a real
Scott Wharton, a North Devon skipper with 29 years’ experience fishing in the Bristol Channel, has joined the CWind boat share scheme taking on a new CTruk 20T vessel due for launch in mid-July. The vessel, which like all CTruk’s proven resin composite 20T MPCs, delivers a very cost-effective packag
Ruud Lievaart, owner of Netherlands-based Sima Charters, has inked the agreement for a second CTruk 20T multi-purpose catamaran during Seawork International in Southampton this week. For CTruk this important signing means that every client it works with has taken a second CTruk vessel. The new 18.5m
