GE Vernova has selected Maraen Port of Nigg in Scotland as a marshalling port for wind turbine components for Dogger Bank B and C. For Dogger Bank A, and initially also Dogger Bank B, GE Vernova used Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool as the marshalling port. Under the new agreement, the port facility i
Navantia Seanergies has carried out its first visual inspection of an offshore wind foundation structure using an autonomous aerial drone at its Fene shipyard in Spain. The demonstration was conducted in the presence of representatives from offshore classification societies Bureau Veritas, DNV and L
The Crown Estate has launched the third funding round of its Supply Chain Accelerator programme, making GBP 15 million (approximately EUR 17 million) available to support early-stage offshore wind supply chain projects across the UK. Under the new round, businesses can apply for match funding coveri
Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables have shipped the final monopiles for East Anglia Three directly to the offshore project site in the UK. The monopiles for the 95-turbine offshore wind farm are being supplied by Haizea Wind Group and the Navantia-Windar consortium, with Windar also deliverin
The Offshore Wind Academy (OWA) has received accreditation from the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), becoming the second organisation in the US offshore wind sector to obtain the certificate. The accreditation allows the Massachusetts-based training provider t
Major offshore construction work has started on the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, developed by Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, as Van Oord has installed the first monopile foundations at the project site in the Polish Baltic Sea. The offshore installation campaign, for which Van Oor
Underwater acoustic monitoring equipment has been deployed off Scotland’s east coast as part of a two-year study aimed at improving the understanding of minke whale activity in areas being considered for offshore wind farms’ export cable routes. The work, led by the Scottish Association for Marine S
Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has launched its new service operation vessel (SOV) Orient Inspirer, which has now entered the final stage before delivery in the fourth quarter of this year. “The Orient Inspirer is scheduled for delivery and will officially join the DFO fleet in the fourth quarter. Prepara
Fugro has started geotechnical survey work for the Berwick Bank offshore wind project under a contract the company was awarded by SSE Renewables. The contract covers geotechnical investigations for Berwick Bank B, the second phase of the wider 4.1 GW offshore wind development in Scotland, planned to
Dutch cable manufacturer TKF has secured a contract from Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the supply of inter-array cables for the first phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Back in 2023, Vattenfall and TKF signed a multi-year framework agreement
Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a joint venture between Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Taiwan’s Ta Tong Marine, has taken delivery of a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) designed and built by the Dutch shipbuilder Damen. The 90-metre vessel, named TSS Cruiser, was built in Vietnam unde
The CMHI shipyard in Shenzhen, China, has begun the construction of two methanol-ready dual-fuel multipurpose subsea vessels for Norway’s Olympic Subsea. Olympic Subsea reported that earlier in April the keel laying for the first vessel and the first steel cutting for the second vessel took place at
Acta Marine recently took delivery of the second of its four new construction service operation vessels (CSOVs), Acta Hercules, which will be deployed on a Dutch offshore wind farm. The company has also reflagged its first newbuild CSOV, Acta Pegasus, to the French flag. Acta Hercules will enter int
Port of Blyth has launched an expansion project to support the UK offshore wind sector, with the proposed Battleship Wharf Expansion scheme representing an investment of up to GBP 100 million (approximately EUR 116 million). The upgrades to the port’s marine and terminal infrastructure are planned t
