A new project has been launched in the UK to improve the effectiveness of mooring lines and dynamic cables on floating offshore wind farms. Historically, mooring repair costs for oil production assets have exceeded GBP 400 million (approximately EUR 461 million) for a single incident, while cable fa
TGS has completed an ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHR3D) seismic survey for the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by a consortium of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. According to TGS, the record-breaking survey integrated Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES), Sub-bottom Profiler (SBP
Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has launched the first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), with delivery expected early in 2026. Acadia, launched at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Pennsylvania, is capable of transporting and installin
The developer of the MunmuBaram floating offshore wind farm in South Korea has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ulju Fishery Committee to enhance cooperation and carry out a fishery impact survey as part of its project development. This agreement sets out plans for MunmuBaram to a
The laying of the subsea cable that connects the DolWin epsilon platform to land has been completed. The platform and the cables, part of TenneT’s DolWin5 grid connection, will transmit the electricity generated by Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm to the German grid on land. The DolWin
Equinor has reported a net operating income of USD 5.72 billion (around EUR 4.88 billion) in the second quarter of 2025, down from USD 7.66 billion (around EUR 6.53 billion) in the same quarter last year, with this quarter’s figures including an impairment of USD 955 million (around EUR 814 million)
The first turbine from the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms, owned by Ørsted, has delivered first power to the national grid of Taiwan. Being built 35-60 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County, the two offshore wind sites will together comprise 66 Siemens Gamesa 14-236 14 MW
Huisman has signed a contract with Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the delivery of a modular cable-lay system that will be fitted onto DFO’s vessels, including the construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) being built by Vard for the Taiwan-based offshore wind vessel provider. For Huisman, this ma
The Maltese government has received three submissions in the pre-qualification period for the country’s first offshore wind tender, which will award a concession for a floating wind project with an installed capacity of around 300 MW. The Ministry for the Environment, Energy, and Public Cleanliness
Fugro has completed the first phase of geotechnical site investigations at the Dogger Bank South (DBS) East offshore wind farm site, located over 100 kilometres off the northeastern coast of England. The first round of geotechnical surveys started in May and was carried out by the vessel Fugro Revel
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided to “strategically terminate” the Public Policy Transmission Need (PPTN) process for offshore wind transmission infrastructure. The PSC says this is due to the federal government halting new offshore wind permitting, and that cancelling t
TÜV SÜD will carry out project certification for the implementation phase of Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. According to the international certification provider, the Nordlicht 1 and 2 certifications will comply with the standard of the Federal Maritime a
A research project carried out by The Oyster Restoration Company (TORC) and supported by RWE has established that large-scale native oyster reef restoration at offshore wind farms in the North Sea is feasible. “Flat oysters are an important species because they can create reefs that provide food and
Van Oord has placed an order with a Chinese shipyard for two next-generation subsea rock installation vessels that will be capable of operating on methanol. The DP2 vessels, to be constructed by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore in China, will be equipped with a loading capacity of 35,000 tonnes and capa
