MacGregor has received DNV certification for floating-to-floating (F2F) personnel transfers using its Horizon gangway following a sea acceptance test. For F2F operations, the gangway uses a purpose-designed flap at its tip instead of the docking head used for conventional fixed-structure landings. L
A fire was reported on a wind turbine at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan on 8 August after the turbine’s system detected an abnormal condition and automatically stopped its operation. Ørsted said the wind farm team observed the fire shortly after the automatic trip and ext
Jan De Nul has installed all 23 foundation elements for the Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island, being built 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast. The project is now entering the next phase of construction, according to the company. Developed by Belgium grid operator
Van Oord has completed the installation of all 111 monopile foundations at the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The foundation installation campaign, which started in May, covered 107 monopiles for the project’s wind turbines and four foundations for the offshore substat
Dajin Heavy Industry and Haventus, the owner and developer of Ardersier Port in Scotland, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore combining Dajin’s manufacturing and transport capability with Ardersier’s port infrastructure to support both fixed-bottom and floating wind projects i
Sif has loaded out the final monopiles for Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind farms, currently under construction in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea. Located approximately 37 and 22 kilometres from the coastline near Ustka and Łeba, the two sites will together comprise 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD
NKT’s new subsea trencher, deemed the world’s most powerful, is approaching final assembly and entering the first round of testing, the Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm reported. NKT announced the investment in the NKT T-3600 trencher in June 2025, as part of its ongoing investm
Arenko has been selected by Ørsted to deploy its Nimbus optimisation, asset management and trading platform at the 300 MW/600 MWh Iceni battery energy storage system (BESS) that will be part of the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The BESS project is scheduled to enter operations in th
Siemens Energy marked the first deployment of its lightweight integrated offshore substation at an offshore wind project, as the company’s new High-Voltage TranSwitch Unit (HV-TSU) has been installed at the Yuetuo Island Offshore Wind Farm in China. According to Siemens Energy, the substation integr
Foundation installation has been completed at the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. The owners of the GBP 4 billion (around EUR 4.7 billion) project, ScottishPower Renewables and Masdar, said on 17 August that all 95 monopiles and their transition pieces were in place, with the
The offshore sector faces unprecedented demands for scale, volume, and structural integrity. As monopiles, transition pieces, and jacket foundations grow larger (requiring steel plates exceeding 100 mm (3.93 in) in thickness and up to 4.5 m (14.76 ft) in width) fabrication yards must resolve bottlen
CAPE Holland and GBM Works have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and commercialise Vibrojet, a technology for installing offshore wind monopile foundations that combines vibratory driving with controlled water jetting. The companies aim to make Vibrojet commercially avai
Cadeler has acquired Menck, a provider of equipment and technology for offshore foundation installation, in a transaction valued at EUR 501 million. The acquisition, which was signed and completed following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, gives Cadeler access to Menck’s portfolio of eq
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to supply the power and propulsion package for Allseas’ new semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Grand Tour, designed for carrying offshore converter stations. The 230-metre vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2028, will be capa
