Belgium’s Smulders has awarded an E&I contract to Denmark’s ProCon for Hollandse Kust West VI, being developed by the Ecowende consortium in the Netherlands. The company’s scope of work comprises E&I pre-assembly, outfitting, testing, and cold commissioning of the 52 suspended internal platforms (SI
PGE Baltica, owned by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, has appointed Sweco Polska as a contract engineer for the construction of an operational and maintenance (O&M) base in Ustka, Poland. The contract engineer is responsible for the supervision over the detailed design and construction of the O&M bas
Macquarie Asset Management, through Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7, has completed the acquisition of Ziton, a provider of operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the offshore wind industry. “This is a significant milestone for ZITON, as Macquarie’s investment validates the strong comp
During his presidential campaign in 2024, Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to stop offshore wind farms from being built in the US “on day one”. On 7 January, the US president-elect reiterated the plan which now seems to apply to wind energy on land too, saying he would look into im
ABL has been awarded a contract to provide a shipping study to identify and evaluate navigational risks associated with the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland, being developed by Vattenfall and Metsähallitus. ABL’s scope of work includes a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including qua
Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude and Norway’s HitecVision, has acquired 100 per cent of PGGM Infrastructure Fund’s shares in the 288 MW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in Germany. The German energy company EnBW owns 50.1 per cent and Vårgrønn holds 27.4 per cent of the Baltic 2 offshore wind
The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition of joint control of EEW Offshore Wind EU by EEW Holding and Japanese trader Sumitomo Corporation. The transaction relates primarily to the manufacturing of large steel tubes used in the construction of offshore wind farms. The Commission conc
Delaware Governor John Carney and officials from the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have signed three agreements valued at more than USD 128 million (approximately EUR 123 million) with US Wind, which recently received federal approval for its Maryland offs
Axess Technologies has been awarded a cable installation contract by Greece-headquartered Hellenic Cables for the Ostwind 3 grid connection project, located in the German Baltic Sea. The scope of work comprises planning and pulling internal platform cables into the offshore high-voltage (HV) substat
PaxOcean has unveiled an order for up to four methanol-ready offshore construction vessels (OCVs) from an unnamed European shipowner. PaxOcean announced it has signed shipbuilding contracts for two OCVs with a “renowned European shipowner” for delivery in 2027 and an option for two additional vessel
Korea South-East Power (KOEN), a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), is withdrawing from the Shinan Ui (Sinan Ui) offshore wind project after the proposed wind farm did not pass the government’s feasibility assessment. According to Seoul Economic Daily, in August 2024, the prelim
Human touch has taken its toll on the delicate North Sea ecosystem. With the growing pressure of climate change and demand for sustainable energy and food, this ecosystem keeps deteriorating. Preventing or preserving the North Sea now has an exclamation point. As a response, the Dutch Ministry of Ag
Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a contract with the German/Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the delivery of a float-over barge, designed to install 2 GW offshore substations weighing more than 30,000 tonnes. According to Heerema, the new float-over barge will be a vital asse
Denmark’s Ziton has expanded its fleet with the addition of another jack-up vessel to support its operations and maintenance (O&M) services in the offshore wind sector. The jack-up vessel WIND DISCOVERY, which was built in 2011, has been registered in the Danish International Register of Shipping. T
