The first steel was cut for Huaxia Financial Leasing’s wind farm installation vessel at CIMC Haiyang Shipyard in China. Built by CIMC Raffles, the vessel will have 139 metres in length, a width of 50 metres, a depth of 10 metres, a 1,500-tonne leg-encircling crane with a working radius of 45 metres,
The construction work has started on Sif’s EUR 328 million expansion of manufacturing facilities in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to the Netherlands-based offshore foundations manufacturer Sif Group, key contracts with contractors and equipment suppliers were signed. For civil and building w
Canada-based Zephyrus Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese shipyard Mirai Ships to build the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service vessel which is designed to support electric vessel operations offshore Japan. Ad Hoc Marine Designs will be providing the design for
The first steel has been cut for the second Construction Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) NB1121 ordered by Acta Marine at Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye. Tersan Shipyard is building two DP2 CSOVs powered with methanol and MDO/HVO. The Dutch vessel owner signed a contract with the shipyard in June 2022.
A steel-cutting ceremony has been held for Norwind Offshore’s Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) hull 950 at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. The CSOV will be built and delivered by Vard Vung Tau, scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2024. The vessel is of VARD 4 19 design, developed
GE and Siemens Gamesa have resolved their wind turbine technology patent disputes ”in their entirety”, GE said in a statement. ”GE and SGRE have reached an amicable settlement of all their wind turbine technology patent disputes in the United States and Europe on confidential terms and have granted
Edda Wind’s service operation vessel (SOV) has arrived at Montrose Port and will soon start work on SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies’ Seagreen offshore wind farm. Edda Brint is 82 metres in length and has been designed and built to order for offshore wind operations at the 1,075 MW wind farm. The SO
The UK Government has announced that up to GBP 160 million in grant funding will be made available for certain investments for the floating offshore wind sector. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has established the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (FLOWMIS
The second telescopic leg crane has been installed onboard Seaway 7’s next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Seaway Ventus, which is under construction at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) yard in Nantong, China. In the coming weeks, the mechanical crane assembly works and reev
The largest European center for sea trials entirely dedicated to floating wind power and marine renewable energies, called the OPEN-C Foundation, has been set up in France by major industry players. The creation of OPEN-C Foundation has been announced by 10 public and private founders including Ifre
German energy company EnBW and its project partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), have published the conditions of entry and the specific flight tasks for the Offshore Drone Challenge (ODC) for the first time. As part of the Offshore Drone Challenge, drone manufacturers and service providers ar
RWE has unveiled its vision for the future of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea region and the opportunities it presents from new large-scale, commercial projects. Entitled “RWE’s Vision for the Celtic Sea”, the document was unveiled during day one of the Marine Energy Wales conference, in Sw
Scotland-based Utility ROV Services has won a contract to provide boulder and debris clearance services on the Moray West offshore wind farm. The manufacturer of the UTROV system plans to start offshore operations in the first quarter of the year. A turnkey contract was signed between the Moray Offs
Celtic Sea Power has awarded the Aberdeen-based engineering consultants, Apollo, with the pre-FEED contract for the 400 MW Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone Multi-connection Offshore Substation (PDZ MOS) and 2x 1 GW MOSs targeting The Crown Estate Refined Area of Search (RAoS) A offshore Wales. Locat
