Siemens Gamesa has signed a contract with Seajacks UK Limited for the Seajacks Zaratan to provide transportation and installation of wind turbines at the Yunlin wind farm offshore Taiwan. The contract will start in the second quarter of 2023 and has a duration of between 153 and 184 days, Eneti, the
EDF Renewables and ESB have chartered Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up offshore construction vessel Blue Tern for the next stage of the drilling process at the delayed 450 MW Neart an Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. In a social media post, NnG’s project team said that the jack-up Blue Te
CMB.TECH, together with the Netherlands-based Windcat Workboats, has unveiled what the company describes as the world’s first hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV). The vessel, named Hydrocat 48, is ready for immediate operation after the successful completion of sea trials and bunkering. “Thi
LS Cable & System (LS C&S) has held the launching ceremony for what is said to be Korea’s first subsea power cable laying vessel. The ceremony for GL2030 was held on 21 April at Donghae Port in Gangwon-do, where LS Cable & System’s subsea cable factory is located. LS C&S said it is planning to [&hel
PD Ports has entered into a long-term agreement with Seajacks UK Limited (Seajacks) to bring its NG2500X-class jack-up vessel fleet to Tees Valley in the north of England. Seajacks will use Cargo Fleet Wharf at Teesport Commerce Park to berth up to three self-propelled jack-up vessels (Leviathan, Kr
Vineyard Wind has signed a charter agreement with Massachusetts-based Patriot Offshore Maritime Services for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for work on the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The CTV will be delivered during mid–2023 and deployed directly into construction, transporting essenti
China’s first 2,000-tonne offshore wind farm installation vessel, named Baihetan, was launched in April in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province. Built by China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), the 126-metre long, 50-metre wide vessel has a full load displacement with a total capacity of 37,000
Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator Cadeler A/S has ordered a new F-class jack-up at COSCO Heavy Industries in China. The new F-class vessel is said to be unique in terms of flexibility and scope, as it can be converted from the installation of large foundations to the installati
North Star has awarded the Netherlands-based MO4 with a 10-year contract to supply the company’s four service operations vessels (SOVs) with a digital twin and artificial intelligence (AI) decision support software package. According to MO4, the technology will provide operational data analytics and
Texas-based NOV has received contracts from Sembcorp Marine Ltd to supply equipment for the offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) the company is building for Maersk Supply Service. The order will see NOV-BLM supply the rack and pinion jacking systems and the load transfer system while NOV
ESVAGT has picked HAV Design, a subsidiary of HAV Group ASA, to develop a service operation vessel (SOV) that will provide support to the offshore wind farms in Ørsted’s UK East Regional programme. Under the agreement, HAV Design will deliver both the ship design and an integrated equipment package
Engineering, construction, and project management company Bechtel has been selected by Shannon Foynes Port Company to update its Vision 2041 masterplan to accommodate offshore and onshore investment within and adjacent to its harbor in Ireland. Bechtel will support Shannon Foynes Port Company in con
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s wind turbine installation vessel, Brave Tern, has completed a ten-year class renewal and received a series of upgrades at the PaxOcean Batam shipyard in Indonesia. The renewal and upgrades are said to equip Brave Tern with cutting-edge technologies that enhance its service
Denmark-based Cadeler has revealed that the company is in advanced talks with COSCO Shipyard regarding a possible order to build a new “hybrid” offshore wind farm foundation installation vessel. The potential foundation installation vessel could be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2025, with an ex
