Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has signed a shipbuilding contract with Norwegian shipyard Westcon for the delivery of a subsea and cable laying vessel (CLV), a move said to come due to the need for installation capacity in Taiwan, as another DFO vessel will be working in Europe until the end
UK-based Enshore Subsea has secured three initial projects for offshore grid systems in Germany under a six-year framework agreement with French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans. Enshore Subsea is responsible for installing the Wadden Sea sections of the submarine cable system for the
A joint venture (JV) between Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT and Taiwanese cable company Walsin Lihwa has inaugurated Taiwan’s first offshore power cable factory. Operated by the JV Walsin Energy Cable System (WECS), the factory was inaugurated on Saturday, 6 December, in K
A consortium led by AGL Energy has discontinued feasibility studies for the Gippsland Skies offshore wind project and will surrender its feasibility licence for the proposed 2.5 GW development off Victoria’s Gippsland coast, Australian media reports. The move makes this the third project in the Gipp
China-based manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Dajin Heavy Industry, and Briese Schiffahrts, a German operator of heavy lift vessels and owner of a terminal in the Port of Cuxhaven, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for offshore wind marshalling services at the German port. Sig
Cadeler took delivery of Wind Mover, the second of its two M-class wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) built by Hanwha Ocean, on 28 November, and the vessel departed the shipyard in South Korea on 2 December, according to the shipbuilder. Cadeler ordered the two WTIVs in 2021, with the first,
Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group and Masdar have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on the development and delivery of offshore wind projects. Under the agreement, the two firms will identify opportunities for AD Ports Group to act as a partner and contractor on Masdar’s global offshore win
Vestas has received a wind turbine order for an offshore wind project in Europe with an installed capacity of 660 MW, the OEM said on 1 December. In a press release issued by Vestas Northern and Central Europe, the company left the client, project, and other details undisclosed, only revealing the o
Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has secured around EUR 2 billion in project finance and reached financial close for the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Baltic Sea, moving the project into the construction phase
Singapore’s Seatrium has launched arbitration proceedings against an affiliate of Maersk Offshore Wind, escalating a contract dispute over a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that Maersk sought to terminate in October, the shipbuilder said. Seatrium Energy International (SEI) issued its notice
The joint venture (JV) between Nadara and BlueFloat Energy has confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz that Nadara will acquire BlueFloat’s stake in the JV’s floating offshore wind projects in the UK and Italy, and become their sole owner. “Nadara has reached an agreement with its joint venture partner BlueFl
Føn Energy Services has secured a five-year contract to provide inspection, repair and maintenance services across six Dutch offshore wind farms after winning a combined tender issued by their owners, the company revealed on 26 November at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amster
