Dalby Offshore’s apprentices Josh Goodwill and Lewis Wright have achieved a successful first trip to sea where they learnt about the day-to-day working on Dalby Offshore’s Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) Fleet. Josh and Lewis spent time at Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School learning
Following 3 years of successful operations, N-Sea has extended its charter agreement with Siem Offshore, concerning its offshore subsea construction vessel Siem N-Sea, previously Siem Stork. The agreement has a duration of up to 6 years, having begun on January 1, 2015. The Siem N-Sea is a dive, mul
Damen delivered a new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel to international offshore contractor Van Oord on 22nd of December. Named Nexus, the 126-metre vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is currently making preparations for the Gemini offshore wi
Reportstack has announced the publication of a market research report on Offshore Vessels and Cables Market, which says that the market is expected to register substantial growth between 2014 and 2020. Reportstack’s report on “Offshore Vessels and Cables Market – Market Size, Competitive Landscape a
A cruise ship passenger is now stable and recovering in hospital thanks to the efforts of the crew of the Turbine Transfers vessel ‘Porth Dinllaen’, who carried out a fast rescue mission in the River Mersey. On Monday, 5 January, a female passenger was taken seriously ill on board the Fred. Olsen li
Ampelmann is celebrating another significant achievement in the operation of their systems: one million safe transfers. The milestone was reached within 6 years after the start of Ampelmann Operations B.V. and reasserts their slogan: making offshore access as easy as crossing the street. The first t
MPI Offshore has acquired wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Victoria Mathias, from RWE Innogy. Built in 2011 the vessels is designed to transport, lift and install wind turbines and their foundations. Key features include a 1,000-tonne-capacity main crane, a maximum operating depth of 45 metr
During high waves, storm and hail, André Carstens goes out to sea to maintain offshore wind plants. Maintenance requires courage, experience and technical know-how. Acrophobia and seasickness have no place there. “This is not a job for sissies. It is a hard job,” Carstens emphasized. Check out this
MarineCo UK has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Marineco UK is one of the few UK operators with an all-Damen fleet. The new vessel is to be named Marineco Havanah, after the arrival of Mike and Kaye’s twin granddaughters Ava and Hann
Isaac Newton, Jan De Nul’s new multipurpose vessel is now well under construction at Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia. The shipyard has been visited by Belgian students, who came to get acquainted with the vessel’s construction process, the company informed at its official social media pages. Isaac
Havyard Ship Technology AS has signed a contract with the Danish shipping company ESVAGT for the design and building of another Havyard 832 SOV wind farm service vessel. ESVAGT will use the vessel on a long-term contract with Dudgeon Ltd. for the provision of services for Dudgeon offshore wind farm,
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded a 5 year contract for the Service Operation Vessel to Esvagt AS. The contracted Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for Dudgeon wind farm is of the Havyard-832 design with a length of 83.7 meters and a width of 17.6 meters. The SOV is a DP-2 Class operated vessel
TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS NMF GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, secured a new contract for the delivery of one 800 tonne Leg-Encircling Crane. The crane is for a jack-up vessel, to be built for Belgium-based GeoSea at Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia. The total contract value is approx. 120 M
Today, DBB Jack-Up Services A/S officially took delivery of its new offshore service vessel from Nordic Yards in Germany. During the handover ceremony, the ship was named WIND SERVER. Thorsten Jalk, CEO of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S said: “The new jack-up vessel will be in operation from as early as J
