Northern Offshore Services’ 27-metre crew transfer vessel (CTV) Detecter has become the first Danish-flagged vessel of its kind to be certified by the Danish Maritime Authority to carry up to 24 offshore wind technicians. The certification marks the initiation of a new practice in Denmark, which giv
Specialist aluminium boatbuilder, Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC), and Norway’s Espeland and Skomedal Naval Architects (ESNA) have entered a collaboration under which AMC added ESNA’s surface effect ship (SES) design to its portfolio. Rob Stewart, commercial director, AMC, said: “This vessel is u
Hull-based MMS Ship Repair has launched MMS Crusader, its first workboat specially built to serve the offshore wind industry, according to Hull Daily Mail. The vessel, a 26m aluminium catamaran, has been built at the company’ shipyard at Alexandra Dock for MMS Offshore Renewable Services, MMS’ subsi
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has completed its work on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm by installing the topside for the wind farm’s offshore substation on Sunday, 7 August. SHL utilised its crane vessel Oleg Strashnov to install the topside. Prior to that, Oleg Strashnov installed the wind farm’
Siem Offshore’s recent additions to the fleet, the installation support vessel Siem Moxie and the cable lay vessel Siem Aimery, are expected to install all of the 59 inter-array grid cables for the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm by the end of August. Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC), a who
The offshore wind sector has an enormous potential to accelerate economic growth on the east coast of Britain, according to a strategic review of the UK’s east coast port facilities carried out by BVG Associates for the Offshore Wind Industry Council. The report, Strategic review of UK east coast st
A2SEA’s self-propelled jack-up vessel Sea Installer is currently mobilising in Liverpool and preparing for the installation of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines on DONG Energy’s 252MW Burbo Bank Extension, the Danish company said. The vessel is preparing to handle the new large turbines, which will make th
Dutch OOS International Group B.V. has signed a fixed contract for the engineering and construction of two Semi-Submersible Crane Vessels (SSCVs) with China Merchant Industry Holdings which will be used for installation and decommissioning of offshore wind structures. OOS will equip its two new SSCV
Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg is currently a proverbial beehive of activity as major offshore wind turbine makers are working on a number of projects located in the North Sea and the English Channel. The photo above was taken on August 02 and gives an overview of the installation projects currently bein
China’s Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co. has signed a contract for the construction of five wind farm support vessels which once delivered will serve offshore wind farms off Fujian province. The five WFSVs were reportedly ordered by Fujian Ship Investment Company. The twin-hull WFSVs will have a ma
Brave Tern has installed the first of five Haliade nacelles on the 30MW Block Island offshore wind farm, the first wind farm of its kind in US waters, located some three miles south-east of Block Island, Rhode Island. The installation of the blades, delivered to the site by lift boats L/B Caitlin, a
AG EMS and its subsidiary EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) had three reasons to celebrate last Saturday as they inaugurated their upgraded Landemole Knock in Emden, the SWATH Windea FIVE received a new name, and the new offshore catamaran, Windea FOUR, was christened. “We have not only renovated the
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has contracted the Hamburg-based design and engineering company HeavyLift@Sea GmbH to design grillages for the sea fastening of wind turbine blades built for DONG Energy’s 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The 80-metre-long blades are part of the 32 MHI Vestas
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Oleg Strashnov has installed the last of the 67 foundations for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, Statoil, the owner, developer and future operator of the wind farm, reports. Oleg Strashnov carried out the inshore loading, transportation and installation of the monopile foundati
