Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the jacket foundation for the first Hornsea 3 offshore substation using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir. According to a Notice to Mariners issued by the project on 20 March, Sleipnir commenced the work at the construction site offshore the U
Stillstrom has partnered with Faber Group and Prysmian to develop an offshore charging solution aimed at reducing emissions from vessels operating in the offshore wind sector. The first demonstration trial is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026 in Esbjerg. The companies will pilot a system that
Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Sleipnir, has installed the jacket foundation for the BorWin kappa platform, part of TenneT’s BorWin6 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. Heerema carried out the work on behalf of McDermott International, which was award
Cadeler’s dedicated service platform, Nexra, has been awarded a new contract for an operations and maintenance (O&M) campaign in Taiwan. The scope covers two offshore wind farms in Taiwan and will be executed using Cadeler’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Maker, with the campaign s
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), using the vessel Sea Challenger, has installed the first of the 36 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 wind turbines at the Hai Long 3 project site offshore Taiwan. Hai Long 3 is the third phase of the 1+ GW offshore wind project that the consortium comprising Northland Power
Cadeler’s offshore wind service platform Nexra has secured a firm operations and maintenance (O&M) contract in Japan, with the work scheduled to begin this spring, Cadeler revealed on 20 March, leaving the client and the contract undisclosed. The campaign, expected to run for approximately one to tw
All 76 transition pieces (TPs) have been installed on the Baltic Power project, a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm being built in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea. The work is being carried out by Van Oord, which is utilising the SAL heavy lift vessel MV Lone for transporting and installing transition p
Marco Polo Marine has secured a 15-year charter contract in Taiwan for the provision of emergency towage and salvage services within Taiwan’s territorial waters and the surrounding offshore wind farm areas. The contract was awarded by the Marine Port Bureau to the company’s subsidiary, PKR Offshore,
Stillstrom, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk and based in Denmark, has established a dedicated entity in Aberdeen, Scotland, with plans to roll out its offshore vessel charging solution commercially in the UK. The solution is transitioning from development to commercial deployment, and, according to a p
Acadia, the first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), owned by Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), has begun its sea trials, with operations to start soon. GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first ste
Partnership for local vessel construction in Japan.
New vessel for cable installation projects.
UK-based Chartwell Marine and the Cooperative Association of Japan Shipbuilders (CAJS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the development and local construction of offshore wind vessels, primarily crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and service operation vessels (SOVs) that will ser
Holland Shipyards Group is constructing a specialist shallow draft cable lay barge, purpose-built to support nearshore and inshore cable installation and marine support operations, for Enshore Subsea, with delivery expected this summer. Enshore Advantage is being built at Holland Shipyards Group’s y
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Siemens Gamesa have signed a long-term agreement, under which Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessels will be deployed for operations and maintenance (O&M) work on offshore wind farms featuring Siemens Gamesa turbines. The agreement, which has a firm duration of ten years with
