Dogger Bank Wind Farm has signed a contract with Jan De Nul Group for the transport and installation of GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbines at Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The installation of the 12 MW units at the site some 130 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast will start in 2023. Turbine tran
Vattenfall has selected Northern Offshore Services (NOS) to provide two crew transfer vessels for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark. Under the three-year contract, the vessels will service the project’s turbines as they come into operation over the course of 2021. The CTVs will be b
Red Rock has secured a contract to deliver the offshore crane for what will be Taiwan’s first service operation vessel (SOV). The SOV will be built by Vard in Vietnam and will be chartered by Ørsted for its Greater Changhua offshore wind project in Taiwan. Red Rock said that the contract represents
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted the Approval in Principle (AIP) for the VARD 4 19 service operations vessel (SOV) design. This represents Vard’s second AIP by ABS, with the first awarded at the end of last year for the customized version of the VARD 4 07 US SOV design. This latest
Fugro has ordered two Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) from SEA-KIT, which the company will use in offshore wind and oil and gas sectors in the North Sea and the Asia-Pacific region. The order follows the news from March, when the two companies announced they entered a strategic partnership to develo
Dry bulk shipping company Scorpio Bulkers has signed a Letter of Intent to construct a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), with options for additional vessels. The initial vessel will be built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Inc. for delivery that is scheduled in 202
Houston-based classification society ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan – Green Jade. The vessel has been commissioned by CDWE, a joint venture between Taiwanese company CSBC and Belgian offshore contractor DEME. S
Geoquip Marine will commence geotechnical survey at the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 site in the Irish Sea in late August or early September, according to a Notice to Mariners from Ireland’s Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The company will use its vessel Geoquip Saentis to carry out the
Norway’s OHT has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of two wind turbine installation vessels, with options for two more units. OHT entered the agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, VIND Offshore Installation AS. The vess
The CrossWind consortium of Shell and Eneco has selected Van Oord as the Balance of Plant contractor for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind project. As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord’s activities encompass the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the foundatio
The hull of Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Leonardo da Vinci is fully completed, including the entire superstructure and the launching ceremony, according to the company’s social media post on 28 July. Leonardo da Vinci, built in Vard’s shipyard in Tulcea in Romania, will now be towed to V
Ørsted will use Reygar’s BareFLEET remote monitoring and reporting platform to track and analyse the performance of its chartered fleet of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs) in Europe. The system will log vessel motion, fuel consumption, and PAX movements, providing an accurate record of eve
Geoquip Marine has secured a contract to work on the development of Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW wind project off the coast Virginia, USA. Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project off Virginia Beach. The wind farm is planned to be developed in three phases and be fully
The UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has added Seacat Weatherly to its fleet. Following her completion at the Diverse Marine shipyard in Cowes and successful sea trials, Seacat Weatherly heads straight on to her first charter contract at a major UK offshore wind proje
