Siemens Gamesa has selected LD Tide, a joint venture between Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit, to supply a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for operations and maintenance work on the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. The vessel, one of two CTVs currently being built by Stra
Ocean Winds and Cadeler have signed a vessel reservation agreement for the installation of the turbines at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The potential value of the contract to be negotiated during the pendency of the reservation agreement is estimated to be between EUR 48
Norway’s Olympic Subsea has signed an agreement to build two offshore construction vessels, which the company claims will be the most energy-efficient in their category worldwide. The vessels will be built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Shenzhen and are scheduled for delive
In 2032, 75 per cent of all electricity produced in the Netherlands will come from offshore wind as the country will continue powering ahead with permitting and deploying wind farms in its North Sea waters, even with the change of cabinet. This is according to Jan Vos, Chairman of NedZero, who discu
The first of two M-class wind installation vessels, named Wind Maker, has been delivered to Denmark-headquartered Cadeler. The company has also signed the first contracts for its second M-class vessel, Wind Mover. Cadeler, a provider of offshore wind installation, operations and maintenance services
UK-headquartered North Star has named and delivered its latest service operation vessel (SOV), completing its fleet of vessels chartered for long-term service at the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. The Grampian Tweed is the fourth SOV introduced ahead of schedule to support the Dogger Bank of
Norway-based energy data and intelligence company, TGS, has secured a contract for offshore wind site characterisation on the UK continental shelf for a repeat client. According to TGS, the project is set to last around 60 days and will begin in the first quarter of 2025. The Ramform Vanguard will b
Poland’s Tele-Fonika Kable (TFK) and the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the construction of a cable laying vessel (CLV) for the installation and maintenance of subsea cables in offshore wind farms, mainly in the Baltic Sea. On 28 January, the two
Penta-Ocean Construction has awarded Huisman a contract for the delivery of a 5,000-tonne tub-mounted crane and a monopile handling system for its new heavy lift vessel (HLV), designed by Ulstein. The HLV is tailored for the Japanese offshore wind market and is said to be “the world’s first fully in
UK-headquartered Tidal Transit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s Britoil Offshore Services and Sky Offshore to develop, fund, build, and operate offshore support vessels for the South Korean offshore wind industry. South Korea has set a nationwide goal of reaching 14.3
China’s first dedicated long-range heavy subsea cable transport barge has completed its inaugural mission at an offshore wind project and will undergo maintenance before embarking on a new mission. Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable launched the barge named Dongfang Haigong 07 (DFHG 07) in
US President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order pausing offshore wind leasing on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and mandating a review of the federal government’s leasing and permitting practices for wind projects. The Order also stops all relevant agencies from issuing approvals, eith
The second wind turbine installation campaign is about to start at the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site off the coast of Fife, Scotland. According to a notice to mariners from the project, Fred Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern is scheduled to commence the work on or aroun
Bibby Marine has signed a shipbuilding contract with the Spanish Armon shipyard for its new electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV) following what the UK vessel owner says was “an amicable move away” from the Gondan shipyard, also based in Spain, with which Bibby Marine signed the in
