The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 247 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm has officially been opened at the Port of Sassnitz–Mukran, Germany. Parkwind, the developer of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, said that the office in Mukran will serve as the base for the project and as
OX2 and Ingka Investments have signed a Letter of Intent with Ystad Port to build an operations and maintenance base that will serve the Triton offshore wind farm in Sweden. Under the agreement, the parties will investigate the possibilities of constructing offices and storage buildings as well as a
Ocean Winds (OW), a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, has awarded UK-based Clarksons Port Service to provide support for the Moray West offshore wind project in Scotland. The contract marks a first for Clarksons Port Services in regards to working directly with the developers, accordin
Siemens Gamesa has selected Køge Port in Denmark as the planned location for the pre-assembly and installation of wind turbines for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm. The Aflandshage offshore wind farm will feature up to 26 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines with an individual c
US-based supply chain solutions company serving the offshore wind sector, Crowley, has made an investment in Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating dry dock known as the Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP). Crowley and Tugdock will explore the potential use of the platfo
Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, has started construction of an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in Scotland that will initially service the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm. The new 2,000 square metre base will feature cutting-edge technology, including a full
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and AVANGRID, has received the first shipment of turbine components for GE’s Haliade-X 13 MW turbine at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA. The tower sections will be constructed at the termin
Belgian electricity transmission system operator (TSO) Elia and Port of Ostend have signed a concession agreement that covers the construction of a service centre for the TSO’s offshore activities. The agreement marks the first step in the construction of a new multi-purpose building at the heart of
Siemens Gamesa, Amasus Offshore, and deugro Danmark have entered into a long-term charter agreement for two newbuild vessels, Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon, customized for transporting offshore wind turbine components, which will be delivered in 2025. The new concept builds upon the existing Rotra
Irish energy company ESB and Shannon Foynes Port, the company with statutory jurisdiction over all marine activities on the Shannon Estuary, have entered into a collaboration to develop the region into a centre for the deployment of floating offshore wind projects in both Irish and international wat
CNOOD Wechong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has completed Phase I construction of its XXXL monopile facility in Qinzhou Port, Guangxi, China. The new site will have an annual production capacity of 144 XXXL monopiles, which will have a maximum diameter of 15 metres and a maximum weight of 4,500 tonnes, de
The construction of the world’s largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant has begun with the first pile being driven into its position in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The plant will be built at the 62-hectare Maasvlakte 2 site in Rotterdam as an extension of Sif’s existing facilities. The compa
The following article is a guest post by Kristin Carman, PMP, REP – Offshore Project and Permit Manager DNV Energy USA, Inc. Offshore wind (OSW) development in the Gulf of Mexico (the Gulf) is an opportunity that has, arguably, received less focus than East and West Coast prospects, and one which so
The European Union (EU) should recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports in its trans-European transport network policy (TEN-T) to support the transition to cleaner, greener, and smarter mobility in line with the European Green Deal, said WindEurope in its latest press release. With its TEN
