Sweden’s Northern Offshore Group AB (NOG) and Japanese shipping company NYK have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) business for offshore wind projects in Japan. NYK and NOG, the parent company of Northern Offshore Service AB (NOS), will start a joint stud
Japanese shipping major NYK and Van Oord have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly own and operate offshore wind installation vessels under the Japanese flag. The partners aim to start operating a jack-up vessel in Japan by 2022 at the earliest. The vessel will have a crane capacity
Vattenfall has contracted Swire Blue Ocean for the installation of the Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. Using the wind farm installation vessel Pacific Osprey, Swire Blue Ocean will transport the various turbine components from the pre-assemb
High Speed Transfers (HST) has taken over HST Euan, its fourth FCS 2710 class fast crew supply vessel, from Damen Shipyards. HST Euan, built by Damen Shipyards in Antalya, Turkey, is now ready for its voyage to Belgium, HST said. Once there, the vessel, and its sister HST Harri, will be deployed on
DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Innovation has loaded the first set of monopiles to be installed on the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Innovation loaded the first set of monopiles at Sif’s facility on Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam. DEME is in charge of transporting an
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has shared a video showing the construction of its service operations vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope. LDA placed an order with Salt Ship Design last year for the new wind farm SOV, which is being built at Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard. Wind of Hope will feature ABB technology, inc
Acta Marine and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have signed a charter party for the deployment of the Acta Centaurus on the 731.5MW Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The Acta Centaurus will assist MHI Vestas with the commissioning of the 77 V164 9.5 MW wind turbines at the site
Manor Renewable Energy’s (MRE) new crew transfer vessel (CTV) Manor Initiative, former MPI Cervantes, is currently undergoing sea trials at the company’s Portland facility. To remind, MRE purchased the CTVs MPI Cervantes, now Manor Initiative, and MPI Cardenio, set to be renamed to Manor Enterprise,
Ulstein is currently carrying out the paint work on Bernhard Schulte’s new service operation vessel (SOV). According to Ulstein, the SOV was docked at the Ulstein Verft dock hall on 8 December. After the hull had been towed, the exterior paint work started, while the interior work continues. To remi
DEME Group has held a keel-laying ceremony for its first dedicated service operation vessel (SOV) for offshore wind farm maintenance. The keel-laying ceremony took place on 13 December at the CEMRE shipyard in Yalova, Turkey, for what is said to be the world’s first DP2 twin-hulled SOV. Due to be de
French integrated maritime solutions provider Jifmar Offshore Services has acquired the Scotland-based wind farm support vessel operator Delta Marine. With the acquisition of the Shetland-based Delta Marine, Jifmar will now operate a fleet of nearly 40 vessels worldwide. The move is expected to stre
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted the first Approval in Principle (AIP) to Vard for its design of a Jones Act service operations vessel (SOV). The AIP addresses a customized version of VARD 4 07 US SOV design, with primary functions including accommodation, transferring technicians t
BMT has delivered Njord Wind, the first 23m mid-range crew transfer vessel (CTV), to Njord Offshore. The vessel, built at Cheoy Lee Shipyard in China, was completed in August after a year in construction and delivered to Europe to service the offshore wind sector. According to BMT, Njord Wind has a
High Speed Transfers’ (HST) new fast crew supply vessel HST Euan has begun sea trials offshore Antalya in Turkey. To remind, HST placed the order with Damen Shipyards for HST Euan, the fourth Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710, this June. The vessel was floated out at the beginning of November. HST Euan,
