A Taiwanese offshore delegation interested in enhancing cooperation between the Danish offshore hub and Taiwan recently visited Denmark. Invited and hosted by Offshoreenergy.dk, the delegation visited the MHI Vestas and Siemens pre-assembly sites at the Port of Esbjerg, as well as the wind turbines
With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide 2017, the new Business Focus articles will update you on the companies that appeared in the news every two weeks. A2SEA A2SEA’s vessel Sea Installer has installed the first of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines at the Bur
Denmark’s Fiberline Composites has set up a joint venture with the Japanese carbon fibre manufacturer Mitsubishi Rayon to provide wind turbine makers with carbon fibre components which will enable them to produce longer and more efficient wind turbine blades. Fiberline Composites is a manufacturer o
Nordsee One GmbH officially inaugurated a new operation and maintenance base for the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in Norddeich, Lower-Saxony, Germany, on Wednesday, 21 September. Nordsee One, which is currently being built approximately 40km north of the island of Juist, will be operated and
Denmark is about to get a national Scale-Up Center for the Offshore Industry with the aim of accelerating growth within the country’s offshore oil & gas and offshore wind sectors. The Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen) and the five Danish regions have already committed to investing in thi
More than 90 original equipment manufacturers, vendors and suppliers assembled earlier this month in Denmark to elect the first supplier business network committee which will support the future developer and operator of the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. On 7 September, th
NKT has decided to split the Holding company into two separately listed companies, with the timing of this decision being linked to NKT Cables’ acquisition of ABB’s high-voltage cables business. NKT is the active and long-term owner of three industrial businesses including Nilfisk, NKT Cables, and N
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) won the ScottishPower Renewables Best Offshore Wind Award at the 2016 East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) awards held at Dunston Hall, Norwich, on 14 September. The award, which is presented to the company who had made the biggest contribution to the offshore ren
NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total enterprise value of EUR 836 million. ABB’s cable system business offers turnkey solutions including design, engineering, supply, installation, commissioning and service. It had adjusted standalone revenues of USD 52
German wind turbine maintenance provider Deutsche Windtechnik has acquired a 70 per cent stake in the Dutch-German group OutSmart, which focuses on offshore operations management and management services. OutSmart’s range of services in the area of offshore wind farm management includes technical and
Sif Holding, a Dutch-based manufacturer of large steel tubulars for offshore wind turbine foundations, has completed the first monopiles in the new assembly facility at Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam. The first monopiles that will leave the assembly facility at Maasvlakte II are being built for the Gall
Royal Boskalis Westminster’s Works Council has unanimously rendered a positive advice on the fleet rationalization plan announced in early July, under which 24 vessels will be taken out of service in the coming two years resulting in the loss of approximately 650 jobs worldwide. Part of the positive
The European Commission has announced that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) will be extended for three further years to 2020, with the aim of mobilising EUR 500 billion in investment. EFSI was set up in 2015 to kick-start investments in the EU by mobilising private finance, and a l
A US delegation of offshore wind advocates will arrive in Humber, UK, this week and visit offshore wind businesses and organisations in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe on September 21 and 22. The visit is being organised by Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) and builds on Memoranda of Understanding sig
