Swiss-based Allseas has placed an order with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International for a semi-submersible heavy transport vessel, which the company plans to use in executing TenneT’s 2 GW offshore wind programme. The vessel, named Grand Tour, will have a load capacity of 40,000 tonnes, designed t
Norway’s VARD has cut the first steel for an offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) it is building for Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO). The 121.3-metre-long vessel of VARD 3 39 design is said to be a highly versatile platform designed and equipped for subsea operation duties, offshore wind
Ulstein Verft has delivered the second methanol-ready TWIN X-STERN commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) to Bernhard Schulte Offshore. Windea Clausius, the second vessel in the SX222 series for Bernhard Schulte Offshore, follows the recent delivery of Windea Curie, which has already started
Marco Polo Marine has contracted Norway’s Salt Ship Design to develop what the Singapore-based company says is a next-generation commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV), dubbed CSOV Plus, set to serve offshore wind and oil & gas markets. The new vessel is expected to enter service in 2028. Th
Cadeler has concluded all testing procedures for its upcoming A-class vessel, Wind Ally. Additionally, the keel has been laid for its second A-class vessel, Wind Ace. Wind Ally returned after a sea trial and the completion of its crane load test and jacking trial. After 25 days of testing, Cadeler r
DEME’s cable-laying vessel (CLV) Viking Neptun is scheduled to start installing the first inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm site in the UK on or around 7 September. The vessel will lay the inter-array cable onto the seabed, where the cable will remain exposed until trenching
Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has ordered a total of twelve E-class crew transfer vessels (CTVs), with four already on the way and eight more now on order. N-O-S said via social media that this was one of the largest CTV orders in history, with the agreement also including several options for a
Ørsted has finalised contracts for vessels and helicopters that will support the construction of the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. A newbuild service operation vessel (SOV), Esvagt James Blythe, currently under construction, is one of ten transportation vehicles that will work on th
Windcat has officially launched the first of six hybrid-powered Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) that are part of the company’s newly developed Elevation Series. The CSOV, named Windcat Rotterdam, was constructed at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam and developed in collaboration with Damen
Marco Polo Marine’s subsidiary, PKR Offshore, is targeting a listing in Taiwan to raise funds to grow its fleet of offshore wind vessels. PKR Offshore, which is 49 per cent owned by Singapore’s Marco Polo Marine, plans to submit its listing application by the third quarter of 2026. The move is said
Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) for the transportation and installation of turbines at the 495 MW Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The transportation and installation of 35 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines will be executed by one of Cadeler’s next-generation
Marco Polo Marine’s wholly owned subsidiary, Marco Polo Shipyard, has secured a three-year Master Service Agreement with Cyan Renewables, a Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner. Under the agreement, Marco Polo Shipyard will provide comprehensive ship repair, maintenance, and conversion service
Korea-headquartered Hanwha Ocean has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its compatriot Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) to strengthen the country’s offshore wind supply chain and promote localisation. Through this MoU, the two companies agreed to establish a domestic off
Marco Polo’s first commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV), named Wind Archer, has started generating income for the Group after being deployed for work in mid-April, the Singapore-based company said in a financial update on 18 August. In September 2022, Marco Polo Marine unveiled plans to bu
