Singapore offshore wind newcomer Cyan Renewables has acquired a 100 per cent interest in the service operations vessel (SOV) Groenewind from Belgium-based DEME Group. This transaction marks Cyan’s first acquisition in Europe. Delivered in 2021 to DEME Group, the SOV is operating under a 17-year long
The jack-up vessel Blue Tern has arrived at the offshore construction site of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland as the installation of the project’s wind turbines has now begun. Earlier this month, the crane vessel Thialf completed the second phase of the installation of wind turbi
Netherlands-based SeaZip Offshore Service has signed a consortium agreement with PŻB Offshore to jointly offer services to the Polish offshore wind market. ‘We have recently been actively engaged in building a network and gaining knowledge about the developing Offshore Energy market in Poland. We ai
USV AS, a joint venture (JV) company established by DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore and Østensjø, has contracted Astilleros Gondán shipyard to build its first unmanned surface vessel (USV). Expected to enter service in 2025, the USV will be utilised for subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) w
ESVAGT has chosen Norway-headquartered HAV Design to develop another methanol-fuelled service operation vessel (SOV) that will become an integral part of Ørsted’s UK East Coast Hub. HAV Design will deliver both the ship design and an integrated equipment package including the propulsion system, engi
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by Hornbeck Offshore Services to convert a 280-foot offshore supply vessel (OSV) to a service operation vessel (SOV) to meet the growing demand of the US offshore wind market. The vessel, which will also serve the demands of the petro-energy flotel mark
DEME has contracted Innosea to assess the operability of its jack-up vessel Innovation ahead of the construction work on the 496 MW Iles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Under the contract, Innosea, part of the renewable energy consultant OWC, will provide a range of advanced engi
Edda Wind’s commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) Edda Boreas has commenced the contract for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, under which the vessel will be supporting commissioning operations for the next two years. The company took delivery of Edda Boreas from Gondan Shipyard in
North Star’s second hybrid-propulsion service operation vessel (SOV), which the shipbuilder and designer Vard just delivered to the company, will be mobilised for work on Dogger Bank Wind Farm three months earlier than planned as North Star was awarded new scope on Dogger Bank A. The new SOV, named
Bernhard Schulte Offshore has signed an agreement with Ulstein Verft for the design and construction of two methanol-ready commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs), with options to order four additional vessels. The CSOVs, measuring 89.6 metres in length with a beam of 19.2 metres, are of the
Vard has delivered the Grampian Derwent service operation vessel (SOV) to North Star, the second of four SOVs designed and being built by Vard that have been chartered to support operations and maintenance (O&M) work at the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. The delivery of Grampian De
Ørsted and Esvagt have signed an agreement for a second methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV). The SOV is a sister vessel to the world’s first methanol-powered SOV which is scheduled to enter service off the UK East Coast in 2024. The second SOV will be ready for launch in 2026, where it w
A keel laying ceremony was held for Cadeler’s first X-class wind turbine installation vessel at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Qidong, China. The vessel is the first of two that Cadeler has ordered from COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry under a contract signed with the company in June 2021
The fast-paced development of the offshore wind industry is causing the emergence of new, unforeseen jobs to which ports cannot cater as there is a lack of people and a lack of port capacity, Jesper Bank, Chief Commercial Officer of Port Esbjerg, said during a presentation in Denmark. Although the n
