Scottish start-up Zelim has unveiled a new rescue technology named the Swift Rescue Conveyor for tackling man overboard (MOB) incidents offshore. Developed in collaboration with naval architect Chartwell Marine, the automatic water-to-deck Swift Rescue Conveyor belt will be installed on the Guardian
UK-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has ordered two StratCat 27 (SC27) crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine. The new additions to the company’s offshore support fleet will each be 27 metres in length and capable of carrying up to 30 passengers. The two new
Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood) has revealed that of the 121 GW worth of floating offshore wind projects that the company is currently tracking using its WIndLogix intelligence software, close to 15 GW of floating wind capacity is expected to come online by 2030. Westwood says that 15 GW of
CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holdings Co. Ltd. (CMIC) and Dutch offshore lifting equipment provider KenzFigee have signed a strategic cooperation agreement targeting the offshore wind market in China with the offering of gangways and installation cranes. The products such as gangways and installation cranes p
Libra Group, through its subsidiary Americraft Marine, has acquired Florida-based St. Johns Ship Building, a full-service marine facility specialised in building and repairing Jones Act-compliant vessels, including those in the offshore wind sector. This acquisition, long in the works, leverages the
Singapore-based Vallianz Holdings Limited has contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions BV for the development of a hybrid heavy transport vessel (HTV) that will serve the growing transport demand in the offshore wind industry as well as for LNG modules and offshore structures. The 173.8-metres long ves
UK-based Oasis Marine Power and its compatriot Velrume have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop intelligent in-field energy storage and charging infrastructure for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to facilitate the electrification of offshore wind farm operations. The non-exclu
The Diamond Consortium of James Fisher and Sons plc and the UK shipowner, Graig Shipping PLC, has unveiled what is described as ”a pioneering service operation vessel (SOV) design concept.” The ULSTEIN TWIN X-STERN, named ULSTEIN SX221 Diamond SOV, is expected to support the UK’s target of 50 GW of
GustoMSC, a subsidiary of Texas-based NOV, has launched a next-generation heavy lift crane vessel series named ENSIS, planned for foundation installation for the offshore wind farms of the future. “GustoMSC’s new ENSIS heavy lift crane vessel series addresses the needs of the growing offshore wind f
UK-based Briggs Marine has won a contract to deliver crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. Under the contract, the company will utilise its Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 vessel Forth Engineer to provide transfer of technicians to
Norwegian offshore wind service company Edda Wind has held a naming ceremony for its latest service operation vessel (SOV) Edda Brint at Astilleros Balenciaga shipyard in Spain. This is the first of two SOVs Astilleros Balenciaga is building for Edda Wind. The second SOV (build number C416) will be
Boskalis’s new crane vessel Bokalift 2 has set sail from Singapore to its first assignment on the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm project in Taiwan, where it will transport and install jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles. The vessel was converted from a drillship (previously kno
The new 1,600-tonne Huisman leg encircling crane on board Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessel Bold Tern has been commissioned, with the vessel now capable of installing wind turbines of up to 15 MW. Load testing of the crane was done earlier this month in Singapore, where the vessel was upgraded at Kep
Bourbon has entered into a strategic partnership with IWS Fleet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Wind Solutions AS (IWS), that will allow the company to offer commissioning and maintenance services to the French offshore wind market by using IWS’s Skywalker class vessels. This agreement will
