Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Ace, the company’s eleventh wind installation vessel and second of three A-class newbuilds. Cadeler’s A-class vessels are capable of conversion from the installation of XXL foundations to the installation of wind turbine generators within a short period of time, th
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the delivery of its second cable-laying vessel (CLV) ahead of the planned schedule, following the acquisition from Norwegian DOF Group. Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representing the second of
Windcat and Ørsted have signed contracts to supply long-term crew transfer vessel services to support Ørsted’s offshore wind farm operations based out of Grimsby. Ørsted’s Generation UK Hub operates and maintains six offshore wind farms from Grimsby’s Royal Docks, delivering green energy to millions
Pacifico Energy Korea, a U.S.-based offshore wind developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three offshore wind suppliers based in the Gwangyang Bay Area of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, to establish a tailored local supply chain for the 3.2 GW Jindo Offshore Wind P
Cadeler and COSCO Shipping Offshore have held a keel-laying ceremony for Wind Apex, an A-class wind farm installation vessel, in Qidong, China. The keel laying marks the completion of the vessel’s first hull block and the official start of hull assembly, Cadeler said in a social media post. ”Schedul
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of Windea Clarke, the fourth and final commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in its latest newbuild series. The vessel was christened on 30 June at Ulstein Verft in Norway and will immediately begin its first seasonal charter on an offshore
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Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has delivered a 151-metre-long hybrid construction and cable laying vessel (CLV) to Japanese Toyo Construction, destined for Japan’s offshore wind market. The vessel, named Discovery, was delivered on 26 June from Vard Langsten in Norway, where it was out
Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has taken delivery of Acadia, the first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first steel cut in July 2023 and the keel laid in May
Preliminary findings from an initial investigation by the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) provide new details about the sequence of events that led to the collision involving Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Brave Tern in the Port of Esbjerg earlier this month. It is
Palfinger has delivered its PK 25.001 M offshore crane for Korea’s first locally built crew transfer vessel (CTV). The vessel, named KWINDS 1, was constructed by Eunsung Heavy Industries and is fitted with Palfinger’s foldable knuckle boom crane designed specifically for offshore environments and cr
HEA Energy has priced its inaugural USD 550 million (around EUR 480 million) senior secured bond, with the proceeds set to support the expansion of its offshore wind vessel fleet, including the continued build-out of its self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs). The Abu Dhabi-headquarte
Offshore wind farms, energy islands, ports and proposed “Offshore Power Zones” could together form the foundation of an integrated maritime energy system capable of supporting large-scale vessel electrification across Northern Europe, according to a study by Maersk’s Stillstrom, Baltic Energy Island
The first wind turbine has been installed at the Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind farm, located 15 kilometres off the city of Le Tréport and 17 kilometres off the city of Dieppe in France. Ocean Winds, the project’s majority shareholder, said on 15 June that the wind farm, whose offshore substation w
