Damen Shipyards has secured a contract to build the sixth hydrogen dual-fuel Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for the crew transfer vessel operator Windcat. Damen will build the sixth CSOV at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam, where construction of the first five newbuilds is currently underw
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has placed an order with Strategic Marine for two new crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to expand its fleet from five to seven ships. The new vessels are expected to be delivered in early 2025. The two new CTVs will be built by Singapore’s Strategic Marine and are sisterships to t
WINDEA CTV, a partnership between Hornblower Group and MidOcean Wind, has completed the delivery of four US-built, hybrid-ready crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for operations supporting large-scale commercial offshore wind projects along the East Coast. The four CTVs include the previously delivered WI
Norwegian Vard has held the steel cutting ceremony for the highly customised hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese offshore wind market. The steel-cutting ceremony for NB 980 was held on 1 July in Vard Shipyards Romania – Braila, marking a milestone in the co
Maersk Supply Service has launched Maersk Offshore Wind, a new company that will provide installation services to the offshore wind market based on a new offshore wind installation vessel (Maersk WIV) concept. The design and concept are estimated to reduce the installation time of offshore wind turb
Acta Marine, the owner and operator of construction service operations vessels (CSOVs) for the offshore wind industry, will deliver one of its four CSOVs currently being built in Turkey under a French flag. Currently under construction at Tersan Shipyard, CSOV Acta Pegasus will fly the French flag,
The Netherlands’ Damen Group has signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM) for the construction of a new service operation vessel (SOV) that will serve offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The SOV will be built at the Damen shipyard in Vietnam and is slated for delivery at the end of 2026. This is
Florida-based St. Johns Ship Building has delivered Windea Enterprise, the second of three Jones Act-compliant crew transporter vessels (CTVs) ordered by Windea CTV, a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind. This marks the third CTV delivery by St. Johns within six months. At the beginning
China-based Tier 1 supplier to the offshore wind industry, ZTT, will put its flagship monopile installation vessel Zhongtian 39, launched in October 2023, through an upgrade to prepare the vessel “to take on its next mission with unmatched capabilities”. The upgrade will include the integration of a
Damen Shipyards Group has developed a new concept for offshore charging said to offer a way to dramatically reduce emissions during the operational phase of an offshore wind farm. The system envisages a fully electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) which can charge at either a turbine or one of Damen’s
UK-headquartered North Star has secured debt investment of up to GBP 425 million (approximately EUR 500 million) to accelerate its ambition to add 40 hybrid service operation vessels (SOV) to its fleet by 2040. The committed financial package of GBP 225 million includes term facilities from existing
The first of Cadeler’s M-class wind turbine installation vessels, Wind Maker, has been launched at Hanwha Ocean’s shipyard in South Korea. Eneti, which merged with Cadeler last year, placed an order with Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, for two Gusto MSC NG
DEME Group has launched Yellowstone, said to be the world’s largest fallpipe vessel, which is now preparing for its first project, the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest offshore wind farm under construction in the United States. Officially named by the Princess of Belgium, He
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the third Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid in an order of three to the offshore wind services provider, Purus. The vessels have been designed to provide low crew transfer services to the offshore wind sector. The contract for the three vessels was signed in Oc
