Japan’s first coastal deck carrier, purpose-built to transport offshore wind turbine foundation components, has been completed, with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), MOL Drybulk and MOL Coastal Shipping holding a naming and completion ceremony for the vessel, named Wind Whale, on 29 July in Nagasaki. Wind
The French government has selected five ports to receive nearly EUR 260 million in funding under the France 2030 investment programme to upgrade infrastructure supporting the country’s floating offshore wind industry. The selected ports are Cherbourg, Brest, Nantes-Saint Nazaire, Port-la-Nouvelle, a
Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) has started construction of a new offshore wind operations hub in Lowestoft, UK. The company says the investment strengthens Seatrium ORS’ operational capability as demand grows for offshore project delivery, hook-up, commissioning, logistics and lifecycle
RWE has raised its full-year 2026 earnings outlook for its Offshore Wind division after the business delivered stronger-than-expected results in the first half of the year, driven by higher electricity generation under more favourable wind conditions, according to the company. Based on preliminary f
A proposed merger between Saipem and Subsea7 is facing deeper scrutiny in the European Union (EU) over offshore market concentration due to subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) market dominance, potentially threatening to undermine competition, raise c
Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie has launched a public tender seeking a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) from a new-build offshore wind farm as part of its target to source 40 per cent of its energy from carbon-free sources by 2030. Through the tender, Gasunie is seeking to procure 4
Belgium-headquartered GEOxyz is bringing its capabilities to South Korea with the establishment of a strategic partnership with local companies for the provision of offshore survey services. GEOxyz reported today, 23 July, that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SKY Offshore and
BW Ideol and French construction group NGE have signed an exclusive partnership agreement to jointly develop the Fos3F floating wind foundation manufacturing project in Fos-sur-Mer. Under the agreement, the two companies will each hold a 50 per cent stake in Fos3F, which aims to establish a serial p
Palfinger has secured a contract from Smulders to supply 64 davit cranes for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, the Austrian company will deliver one PF 160-5m davit crane for each of the project’s 64 wind turbines by the end of 2026. The late
Wind Multiplikator GmbH has officially changed its name to Semco Maritime Offshore Wind Service GmbH, completing the integration process following Semco Maritime’s acquisition of the German offshore wind service company in 2023. The rebranding brings Wind Multiplikator’s activities under the Semco M
Marco Polo Marine’s offshore wind subsidiary, PKR Offshore (PKRO), has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the charter of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) to support offshore wind projects in Taiwan. The agreement will initially run for two years
Siemens Energy has announced plans to transition to a new corporate brand, Omterra, as the company prepares to move away from the Siemens name following its 2020 spin-off from Siemens AG and the expiry of its time-limited brand licensing agreement. The rebranding process is scheduled to begin later
UK renewable energy provider Good Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted for its Walney 1 and Walney 2 offshore wind farms. Under the two‑year agreement, the largest deal of this kind for Good Energy, the UK company will purchase 200 GWh of electricity each year, around one-s
