Chevalier Floatels reported today that it had secured a series of contracts for offshore wind projects, thus returning its fleet to the renewables sector amidst a challenging period the oil and gas industry is currently going through. Even though Chevalier left the projects for which it was contract
The 26-metre wind farm service vessel (WFSV) Dalby Ouse was officially named at the Seawork International Exhibition in Southampton on 14 June. The aluminium catamaran has now returned to Great Yarmouth for final acceptance and delivery trials and is expected to be delivered to Dalby Offshore in the
DBB Jack-up Services A/S has changed its name to Ziton A/S to signal this Denmark-based company’s increased focus on specialist onsite expertise within offshore wind turbine maintenance. Thorsten Jalk, CEO of Ziton A/S, said: “As the offshore wind energy market continues to develop rapidly, speciali
Ulstein Verft today delivered a service operation vessel (SOV) ordered by Bernhard Schulte in 2015 to operate on Siemens’ offshore wind projects. The SOV is the first of two being constructed for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and chartered out to Siemens Wind Power Service. It will be deployed at the Ge
Iceni Marine Services has awarded a contract to AST Marine Sciences Ltd for the installation of their 2nd generation iRAMS and AST-Planned Maintenance software across the Iceni’s fleet of vessels. The contract was signed following successful trials on the Iceni Conquest. iRAMS is a remote vessel man
Vroon’s new DP2 subsea-support walk-to-work (W2W) vessel, VOS Stone, was launched last weekend at Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in China. VOS Stone, as well as her sister vessel VOS Start, can carry a total of 87 persons, offering accommodation and work space for up to 60 personnel. The ves
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of VolkerWessels Offshore by Boskalis. The EC concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because it would not significantly change the market structure. The operation was examined un
The 20-mile submarine cable which will connect US mainland to Block Island and export the electricity generated by the 30MW Block Island offshore wind wind farm, is expected to make landfall at Crescent Beach, Block Island, in the next week or so, depending on the weather. The cable laying barge Big
Pacific Orca has arrived at PD Ports’ newly redeveloped £35 million quay at Teesport, where it will be berthed at Number One Quay for several weeks while being fitted with a pile gripper that has been constructed on site. The vessel, owned by Swire Blue Ocean, will then sail away to the Rampion offs
Seawork International, a three-day commercial marine and workboat exhibition, opened its doors for the nineteenth successive time in Southampton on Tuesday, 14 June. The exhibition has been moved to its new permanent home at Mayflower Park, which was unveiled today. The new location has enabled Seaw
Eidesvik has signed another contract with Siemens to provide a support vessel for Siemens’ offshore wind farm operations in the German sector. The vessel Viking Poseidon will commence the contract for Siemens this month, with an estimated duration of 3-5 months including options. “We are very please
Tideway BV has been awarded a Design and Build cable installation contract by DONG Energy for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. For the project, Tideway, a subsidiary of DEME, will deploy the new DP3 cable-laying vessel Living Stone, which is currently being built by the Spanish shipyard L
London Array has signed a two-year contract with Sima Charters and Windcat Workboats for a total of six new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). The move follows an assessment of how best to cope with the unique environmental conditions that exist within the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm,
Njord Offshore has taken delivery of two 26-metre, 24 passenger crew transfer vessels (CTVs), one of which will be available for demonstration sea trials at Seawork International trade show in Southampton from 14 to 16 June. The UK company now has 15 CTVs of 21m and 26m in its fleet, with six of its
