The UK’s NR Marine Services has commissioned its compatriot Chartwell Marine to design a new crew transfer vessel (CTV), which will be capable of supporting older generation assets, now referred to as legacy turbines. The CTVs will be built and outfitted with modern technology to maximise vessel fue
Studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables found that battery-powered vessels (re)charging offshore is feasible and could be part of the operations of future offshore wind farms. One of the reports also says electric operations and maintenance (O&M) vessels will become cheaper than their Marin
NKT, using its vessel NKT Victoria, is scheduled to start installing the export cable for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK this month. The vessel is expected to mobilise from the port of Karlskrona in Sweden on 14 June and work on the East Anglia Three site 24/7, conducting
The “world’s first e-methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV)”, built by Cemre Shipyard for Danish offshore services firm ESVAGT, is undergoing sea trials in Türkiye, the shipyard said in a recent social media post. The NB1094 SOV is equipped with dual-fuel pure methanol engines and batteries
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kooiman Marine Group for the design and construction of a DP2 multi-purpose vessel (MPV) with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion. The new MPV will support subsea work and offshore renewable energy projects, among other things, a
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), using its heavy lift vessel Green Jade, has completed the installation of pin piles on Taiwan’s Hai Long offshore wind project, with jacket foundations for the project’s third phase to be installed next. The 1,022 MW Hai Long comprises two offshore wind farms, spli
Strategic Marine has delivered two new StratCat 27 crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, expanding their high-specification offshore wind support fleet. Built at Strategic Marine’s shipyard in Singapore, the 27-metre aluminium catamarans are based on the StratCat 27 design and tai
South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution is investing KRW 345.8 billion (approximately EUR 221 million) in a cable laying vessel (CLV) with a load capacity of 13,000 tonnes. The company said on 27 May that the decision to invest in the new CLV comes as LS Marine Solution aim
The semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf, the second-largest vessel of this kind in the world, has arrived in the US. The SSCV, which was deployed on oil and gas projects in the US several years ago, has now returned to the country to work on Equinor’s offshore wind farm in the federal waters
Heavy lift vessel (HLV) Seaway Alfa Lift, which recently completed the installation of transition pieces (TPs) at Dogger Bank B, has started the same work at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind site in the UK. According to the latest Notice of Operations for Dogger Bank C from Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the
Norway’s VARD has selected Brunvoll’s extensive propulsion and manoeuvring system for a new 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 equi
Norway-based vessel operator and service provider, Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), has reported revenue for its business unit providing offshore wind vessels, IWS Fleet, of EUR 14.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025) and new contracts and contract extensions that were signed during the
Cadeler has agreed to acquire a newly constructed jack-up wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from Shanghai Boqiang Heavy Industry Group, which will be upgraded to support the installation of 15 MW wind turbines. The Boqiang 3060 vessel will be renamed to Wind Keeper, a name symbolising both the
A consortium led by UK company Morek Engineering has unveiled a design concept for a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating wind market, after the concept completed the first feasibility stage. The consortium, which gathers Morek Engineering, naval architects Solis Marine Engin
