Business & Finance
Huisman Opens New Office in Norway
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has recently opened up a new office in Bergen, Norway: Huisman Norge AS. The new representational office is a 100% subsidiary of Huisman and is set up to meet the increasing demand within the Norwegian offshore market. This
Global Wind Power Market Trends to 2020 Research Analysis Now Available (USA)
“Wind Power – Global Market Size, Turbine Market Share, Installation Prices, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020” is the new market research report added to the online library of ReportsnReports.com. The research provides an understanding of the global wind power market with the market analy
Denmark: Three Bidders Shortlisted for Kriegers Flak Substations
Three suppliers have just been prequalified to bid for the supply of two transformer substations for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project. During the fall, a tender for DC cable will be invited. “We are required to be ready with power supply 1st July 2018, when the first offshore wind turbines ar
Germany: Installation of Foundations to Start Soon at Amrumbank West
E.ON has begun the construction phase of German Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, the company said in its report for the first half of 2013. Installation of foundations at the project’s site is scheduled for this fall (most likely in October). In April, the company started the preparatory work for
Jan De Nul Orders Multipurpose Vessel from Uljanik Shipyard, Croatia
Last week, Jan De Nul Group ordered a new vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia. The vessel with a deadweight of 10,500 tonnes and a total length of 138 m will be a multipurpose vessel. It will be a trenching and offshore support vessel, a subsea rock installation vessel and a cable laying
German Renewables Shipbrokers to Work with BIMCO WINDTIME
German Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) is one of the first brokers to specialize in the use of BIMCO’s WINDTIME. GRS is set to further increase its use of the specialised time charter party called WINDTIME, designed and tailor-made for the offshore wind industry. WINDTIME mainly addresses the requireme
UK: MCS Expands as Offshore Wind Sector Grows
This week, Maritime Craft Services (MCS) will take delivery of one of the two additional Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers 2610 ordered from Damen, The Scotsman reports. After MCS took delivery of three Damen Twin Axe FCS 2610s last month, it ordered two more, named MCS Coromell and MCS Boreas. The compa
DONG Energy Sells Norwegian Onshore Assets, Focuses on Offshore Wind
DONG Energy has just sold its 33% interest in the Norwegian onshore wind company Kvalheim Kraft to Vardar Boreas AS, which already owns a 33% interest in Kvalheim Kraft. Kvalheim Kraft owns two operating wind farms, Mehuken 1 and 2, which are located close to the west coast of Norway approx. 300 km
VIDEO: Kilkeel Businesses Diversify Their Activities to Enter OW Sector
Local businesses in Kilkeel have worked with Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) to diversify their activities and successfully access new opportunities in the developing offshore wind sector. Invest NI is a regional business development agency whose role is to grow the local economy. It does this b
Ocean RusEnergy’s Wave Generators Go to South Africa
CEO of the South African company Masiqhame Trading 792cc, Mr. Heston Botha, has visited the office of Ocean RusEnergy in Yekaterinburg to sign a dealership contract on the trade of wave generators in South Africa. Consequently, the first generator will be sent to East London in August. Also, two mor
Bond to Provide Helicopter Support to Greater Gabbard OWF (UK)
Bond Air Services (Bond) will provide helicopter support to deliver maintenance technicians by hoist to the Greater Gabbard’s 140 turbines – the first helicopter operation of its kind in the UK. The wind farm has a generation capacity of around 500MW, enough to power approximately 530,000 homes. The
Germany: TenneT Seeks Offshore Cable Maintenance Services
TenneT Offshore GmbH is seeking a contractor who will undertake maintenance of the stored parts and SLA for the repair of the high voltage cable systems alpha ventus (Lot 1) and BorWin1 (Lot2) maintenance. This involves regular inspection and maintenance of embedded parts for the high voltage cable
GL RC Appoints New Head of Business Development and Sales (Germany)
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has appointed Holger Trecksel as its new Head of Business Development and Sales. In his new position, he will be responsible for worldwide customer management in the area of certification services. Mr Trecksel will enhance global customer relationships, working cl
Denmark: Blue Water, Fred. Olsen Successfully Cooperate on Riffgat OWF
Blue Water loaded the last component from the Port of Esbjerg to the German wind farm Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm which is located in the North Sea. The turbines were installed by the experienced Norwegian company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, who looks back on a positive project. “The cooperation with Bl