The Crown Estate will launch a competitive tender process next month to bring the 1.5 GW Morgan offshore wind project in the Irish Sea back to market, with plans to appoint a new developer by late 2026. The Morgan site was originally awarded through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 in 2021, but develop
Acta Marine has taken delivery of the construction service operation vessel (CSOV) Acta Gemini from Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye. The CSOV is the company’s third vessel in a series of four newbuilds and is bound for the Sofia offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the UK. The vessel will
Seawork returns to Southampton from 9–11 June 2026, bringing together the international exhibition, conference programme and live maritime demonstrations that have made it the UK’s leading commercial marine and workboat event. This year’s programme addresses the issues at the top of the sector’s age
OranjeWind, the joint venture between RWE and TotalEnergies, has signed a five-year charter agreement with Purus for the deployment of the construction service operation vessel (CSOV) Purus Power at the OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Under the agreement, which includes an extensio
OEG has acquired UK-based offshore and onshore wind workforce specialist Hybrid Resource Management in a move aimed at expanding its technical services capabilities in the offshore wind operations and maintenance market. Hybrid provides personnel support services for offshore wind operations, includ
A joint venture between JERA Nex BP and EnBW has submitted Section 36 consent applications for the Morven offshore wind farm to the Scottish government. The developer secured the seabed rights for the Morven offshore wind farm as a single project in the ScotWind Leasing Round in 2022 and split it in
Van Oord has completed the inter-array cable installation campaign at the Windanker offshore wind farm site in the Baltic Sea. According to the project owner and developer, Iberdrola, the campaign involved the installation and burial of 21 inter-array cables with a combined length of 28 kilometres.
Underwater technology specialist Sonardyne and advanced engineering company AMOG have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide a complete subsea asset monitoring service to offshore energy infrastructure operators. The aim of the partnership is to unlock asset insight, reduce downtime a
DNV has certified the third milestone for the Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany, clearing the way for the installation of wind turbines at the site in the German North Sea. The certification, issued under the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) standard, confirms th
A judge at the Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts has denied GE Vernova’s appeal in a case in which Vineyard Wind was recently granted a preliminary injunction that leaves the wind turbine OEM on the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project until its completion. Earlier this year, Vineyard
All 54 monopile foundations have been installed at the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland, jointly owned by ESB and Red Rock Renewables. The monopiles were installed by Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés, which has been transporting the foundations from the Port of Leith in Edinb
Seven US states, led by New York, have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s agreement with TotalEnergies to cancel the company’s offshore wind lease off the coast of New York in exchange for reimbursement of the lease payment and commitment to invest in US fossil fuel projects. New
Offshore Energy Amsterdam 2026 has officially opened its Early Bird ticket sales. Industry professionals can now secure their place at Europe’s leading event for the offshore energy and maritime sectors with an exclusive 25% discount, available until 30 June 2026. Taking place on 24 and 25 November
Maraen Port of Nigg has awarded McLaughlin & Harvey the construction contract for its new Eastern Inner Dock Quay (EIDQ). The development will add a new heavy-duty quay covering approximately 16,000 square metres and bring additional roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) capability at the Scottish port. Construc
