One of the engine rooms of the Beaumaris Bay wind farm service vessel, deployed at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, caught fire on Saturday, 31 October. There is an update on this article. Read it here: No Fire on ‘Beaumaris Bay’ The German Maritime Search and Rescue Association (DGzRS) re
Bonheur ASA, Norwegian holding company that operates in the offshore wind sector, among other activities, released its financial results for the third quarter. The group’s operating revenues marked a slight drop from NOK 3 411 million (EUR 365 milion), last year, to NOK 3 402 million (EUR 364.2 mill
CT Offshore has signed an agreement to install 87 inter-array cables on DONG Energy’s Walney Extension offshore wind farm. “It is a very important contract to sign for CT Offshore. We are proud to be the selected company for this important project. It is a huge recognition of our experienced crew bo
Uptime International has entered into three new contracts for motion compensated gangways during summertime. One of the involved companies in this transactions is the Dutch company C-bed. C-bed will mount the gangway inclusive a stepless adjustable pedestal on their new build accommodation vessel “M
As promised, we bring you the second part of the interview with Van Oord’s Commercial Manager of Offshore Wind Projects, Theo de Lange. In this part we have focused on new technological developments, offshore wind projects they worked on and their vessels. First part: Van Oord: Dredging Companies Ve
ESNA AS, a Norwegian company specializing in Surface Effect Ship (SES) design, has introduced its new vessel design – an air cushion catamaran for offshore wind crew transfer, called the Tern. The crew transfer vessel (CTV) is partly supported by an air cushion in addition to the two side hulls. The
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seajacks Scylla on sea trials, which began this month. Seajacks Scylla went on her seatrials at the beginning of October, before being delivered to its owner by the end of the year. The vessel, built at Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) Geoje Yard in South Korea, is e
The new build construction support vessel Acta Orion, owned by Acta Marine, was christened at the naming ceremony held on 22 October at the port of Harlingen, the Netherlands. Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann, Van Oord’s Gemini project director, performed the ceremony. Acta Marine said it is expanding its f
TOPBOND has announced the arrival of its new jack-up barge called TOPJACK. TOPJACK is has a 250t lift capacity and a modular construction, thus it can be transported by road or sea. It has 36m legs and is able to operate in water depths of up to 25m. Being 24.4m long and 17.08m wide, it offers a lar
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the ship design for the Vestland Cygnus, a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) owned by Norway based Norside AS that is to be converted to serve as an offshore wind farm service vessel. The conversion will take place at the Fjellstrand yard in Norway. The redesign inc
Dalby Offshore apprentices Chris Baxter and Nick Marsay have both successfully completed their first stint on the Dalby fleet. After completing their medical, STCW, Slinger & Banksman course, and learning some basics at 54 North Maritime Training, they were ready for their first trip to sea. The two
Atlantic Towing Limited of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has secured a contract to provide marine tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a multi-phase project with plans to grid-connect a 4MW demonstration tidal array in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy in the coming months.
A Scotland-based offshore wind service provider, Delta Marine, recently awarded Damen a construction contract for a new vessel specially designed for the offshore wind industry, looking towards a launch in early 2017. A cooperation between the two companies has produced a new vessel design, called a
Gardline Environmental’s Coastal Division has recently been awarded contract extensions at the London Array offshore wind farm. These extensions mean that the Marian Array, Ellida Array and Smeaton Array, as well as the Gardian 7, will continue crew transfer operations supporting the O&M teams at Lo
