Gondan Shipyard has launched the second of five commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) it is building for the Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind AS at its yard in Figueras, Spain, and the first of the two CSOVs chartered for Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design, is pre
Seajacks UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eneti, has signed a new contract for one of its vessels to support operations and maintenance (O&M) on an offshore wind farm in Northwestern Europe, which the parent company left unnamed. Eneti said the contract was signed with a global original equi
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has delivered the first of its new class of multi cat (MuC) workboats, the 2309, to the UK-based crew transfer operator High Speed Transfers (HST). The new mid-range model, named HST Hazel, was built at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands and will initially be base
The Seaway Alfa Lift foundation installation vessel is not expected to be operational on offshore wind projects during 2022, according to Stuart Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer of Seaway 7. As reported, Seaway Alfa Lift suffered an incident with the A-frame on the 3,000t Liebherr crane in Octobe
Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine and Seatech Solutions International will co-develop two new vessels for the offshore wind industry: a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) and a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), for which the companies say will be the first SOV and CSOV designed in Asia. The
A naming ceremony has been held at Astilleros Gondán Shipyard for Edda Breeze, a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) built for the Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind. This is the first of five CSOVs Astilleros Gondán S.A is building for Edda Wind. Designed by Salt Ship Design, the 88.3 metre-lo
Jan De Nul’s next-generation jack-up installation vessel, the Voltaire, has been fitted with the main crane of more than 3,000 tonnes – the largest Leg Encircling Crane ever built. Featuring a crane house weighing 1,800 tonnes, a boom length of 140 metres, and weighing 800 tonnes, the Huisman crane
Strategic Marine, a shipbuilding company based in Singapore, has delivered two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to the UK-based offshore support vessel provider WEM Marine. The CTVs, powered by two Caterpillar C32 engines driving fixed pitch propellers, can accommodate 24 technicians and six crew member
[CORRECTION NOTE: This article was amended after offshoreWIND.biz received information that the installation of the monopile has been changed.] Seaway 7 has installed the first monopile at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm site in Germany, according to information on social media. The installation work
Tokyo-headquartered classification society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PowerX, Inc. for a collaboration on the development of the Power Transfer Vessel – Power ARK. PowerX is carrying out a project of the first model of the Power ARK series, which is designed for tran
The Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam has delivered the first Taiwan-flagged service operation vessel (SOV), TSS Pioneer, to Ta San Shang Marine, a joint company owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine. The vessel will now be deployed on Ørsted’s 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offsho
Reach Subsea has been awarded a contract for an offshore wind farm located in the North Sea, under which the Norwegian subsea services provider will deploy the vessel Olympic Challenger. The inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and light construction subsea vessel, which has been on a charter wi
Holland Shipyards Group has completed the upgrades to the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel, Rotra Mare, extending it from 141.6 metres to 153.2 metres to make room for the ever-growing turbine parts. The manager of the vessel, Amasus Shipping, commissioned Holland Shipyards Group to extend the heavy
The 4,800-tonne offshore substation topside has been installed at the 1,075 GW Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland. At 40 metres long, 45 metres wide, and 15 metres high, the topside will collect and manage the power generated by the 114 Vestas 10 MW wind turbines before transferring it ashore via
