Siemens Energy has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Esvagt A/S for two new offshore wind service vessels that will incorporate significant advancements in logistics, efficiency and operational capabilities. The vessels are being commissioned specifically for Siemens’ service operations
Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) has donated a large amount of money to the UK’s Conservative Party, the Mirror writes. As the company received a vote of confidence for a grant of GBP 4.5 million from the Regional Growth Fund, Kevan Jones from the British Labour Party is wondering does the company rea
The principal subsidiary of Windreich, FC Windenergy achieves an operating profit of around EUR 36 million even in the difficult setting. FC Windenergy is mainly engaged in project development and project sales. The Windreich group generates a total asset of EUR 567 million due to the preliminary fi
Due to continued growth and upcoming vessel launches, Osiris Projects yesterday announced that it is currently recruiting for a number of positions across the business. These include site and office based positions at a range of seniority levels to develop both the company’s survey and geotechnical
Statkraft will take over responsibility as Operation and Maintenance (O&M) operator of Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm in January 2014. The current operator, Scira Offshore Energy Ltd, will remain as the legal entity while employees will be transferred to Statkraft. The joint venture company is
Hundreds of new jobs are set to be created in North East Lincolnshire after Danish utility giant DONG Energy was awarded up to £1.1m from the ‘Growing the Humber’ Regional Growth Fund. The fund is run by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and North East Lincolnshire Council and supported by the
In the second quarter of 2013, Statkraft achieved an underlying1 operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 2555 million, an improvement of NOK 190 million compared with the corresponding quarter in 2012. Unrealised currency effects resulted in a net loss of NOK 908 million, compared with
During this summer, Kaj Lindvig, Senior Advisor at A2SEA, celebrated his 60 years birthday. By the end of August, Kaj’ Lindvig then says goodbye to A2SEA, a company on which he has left his mark to a great extend since the establishment in 2000. A reception will be held for Kaj Lindvig on 22 August
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has recently opened up a new office in Bergen, Norway: Huisman Norge AS. The new representational office is a 100% subsidiary of Huisman and is set up to meet the increasing demand within the Norwegian offshore market. This
“Wind Power – Global Market Size, Turbine Market Share, Installation Prices, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020” is the new market research report added to the online library of ReportsnReports.com. The research provides an understanding of the global wind power market with the market analy
Three suppliers have just been prequalified to bid for the supply of two transformer substations for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project. During the fall, a tender for DC cable will be invited. “We are required to be ready with power supply 1st July 2018, when the first offshore wind turbines ar
E.ON has begun the construction phase of German Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, the company said in its report for the first half of 2013. Installation of foundations at the project’s site is scheduled for this fall (most likely in October). In April, the company started the preparatory work for
Last week, Jan De Nul Group ordered a new vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia. The vessel with a deadweight of 10,500 tonnes and a total length of 138 m will be a multipurpose vessel. It will be a trenching and offshore support vessel, a subsea rock installation vessel and a cable laying
German Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) is one of the first brokers to specialize in the use of BIMCO’s WINDTIME. GRS is set to further increase its use of the specialised time charter party called WINDTIME, designed and tailor-made for the offshore wind industry. WINDTIME mainly addresses the requireme
