The Port of Gdańsk Authority has selected a company in charge of building and operating the offshore wind terminal that the Port and the Polish government announced in 2022. The company, called Istrana, is expected to soon complete its own tenders for engineering consultancy and terminal constructio
Denmark’s Port of Roenne has been selected as the installation port for the Baltic Power offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. Baltic Power will be one of the first European offshore wind projects to use Vestas’ new 15 MW wind turbine which until now has only been installed as a prototype
The Titan Group has made the final investment decision (FID) to build a production facility for XXXL monopiles in Cuxhaven, Northern Germany. Up to EUR 300 million will be invested in the company, with production to ramp up next year. Titan Group said that more than 600 jobs will be created by the p
Singapore-based Mooreast has revealed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mooreast Asia, intends to acquire a 98,919 square metres facility from a subsidiary of Seatrium, quadrupling its production capacity in Singapore to serve the floating offshore renewable sector. Mooreast expects to complete the
Rosslare Europort has started working towards submitting a planning application for the upgrade that would establish the first Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub in Ireland. The port plans to file the application and an accompanying environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) with the Irish autho
Construction work on turning the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York City into an offshore wind hub started on 10 June. The SBMT redevelopment is being performed by Equinor, in cooperation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and terminal operator Sustainabl
Vestas has completed the installation of its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine in the Port of Thyborøn in Denmark, only three months after the port ordered the company’s flagship model. On 8 June, the wind turbine produced its first kWh of power, a crucial step in the final verification campaign, V
RWE and Smålandshamnar AB, which operates the Swedish Port of Oskarshamn, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the port’s potential to become a Baltic Sea offshore wind hub. The aim of the collaboration is to explore whether the port could be a suitable harbour for the logistic
Homecoming Capital, an investor in zero-emission infrastructure, has made an initial USD 50 million (approximately EUR 46.2 million) commitment to Clean Energy Terminals (CET), a developer of US offshore wind port infrastructure. Under the agreement, CET will leverage Homecoming’s investment to exec
Haventus, the owner of the Ardersier Port in the Moray Firth, Scotland, has taken a final investment decision and kicked off construction work on redeveloping the port to serve both fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects. The revamped port is expected to open in the second half of 2025. Th
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held t
Ports from across Scotland have launched the Scottish Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (SOWPA) which aims to optimise the opportunities from offshore wind. The alliance comprises 13 ports, including Kishorn Port, the Port of Nigg, Ardersier Port, Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Inverness, and Scrabster
Global offshore player RWE and the Swedish Port of Karlshamn have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the potential for Baltic Sea offshore wind hubs. The goal of the collaboration is to explore whether the Karlshamn Port could be a suitable harbour for the logistics, installation, opera
Smulders has partnered with the Netherlands’ BOW Terminal to serve as the temporary storage yard for the 61 transition pieces (TPs) for the Iles D’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. The first TPs have already been unloaded at the terminal in Vlissingen on 19 February. Smulders manufact
