Solstad Offshore has signed a contract with MHI Vestas for the charter of its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Fortress. The vessel will support MHI Vestas’ walk-to-work operations at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK as of March. The contract has been signed for a firm period o
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2710 to Hung Hua Construction in Taiwan. The vessels, named Falcon No. 5 and Falcon No. 6, join two other Damen FCS 2710 vessels and an FCS 2610 in the company’s fleet. Like the previous vessels, Falcon No. 5 and Falcon No. 6, will be
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will class the first U.S.-flagged Jones Act service operation vessel (SOV). The SOV will be engineered, constructed, and operated by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) for long-term charter to service the Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind, and Sunrise Wind offshore wi
MAATS Tech has secured a contract with VARD to deliver cable lay equipment for Van Oord’s new cable laying vessel (CLV). “I am immensely proud of the team effort that has gone into winning this contract and continues our track record in providing this type of equipment in the cable industry, already
Ørsted is set to welcome three new hybrid crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to assist with the construction at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) will take delivery of its 39m Energizer in the spring and MHO-Co is due to deliver its two 35m CTVs in the summer. The vess
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard for the delivery of a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation Unit, a next-generation installation vessel to be built for OIM Wind. Norway-based OIM Wind and China’s CIMC Yan
SMST has secured a contract to deliver its walk-to-work equipment for Rem Offshore’s new construction service vessel (CSV) Rem Energy. SMST will deliver walkway and lifting equipment, as well as cargo handling options. The company also signed a contract with Green Yard Kleven and will provide a modu
The Hamburg-based United Heavy Lift (UHL) has been contracted to transport 20 monopiles and 22 transition pieces for the Akita Noshiro wind farm, Japan’s first large-scale offshore wind project. In December 2020, F900 Eco-Lifter MV UHL Fame completed the loading operation of 14 monopile foundations
Seaway Moxie is set to be deployed on the Beatrice offshore wind farm at the end of January for walk-to-work operations during an operations & maintenance (O&M) campaign at the wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. According to the wind farm’s latest Notice to
Huisman has signed a Letter of Intent with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for the delivery of a 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane for OIM Wind’s BT-220IU Wind Installation Unit. With its 140-metres-long boom and 2,600mt lifting capacity, this crane enables OIM Wind to install the next generation wind
Siemens Gamesa has extended the charter of Eidesvik Offshore’s service operation vessel (SOV) Acergy Viking. The long-term contract will commence in direct continuation of the current contract extending the firm period until the end of January 2027. Eidesvik entered into an agreement with Siemens Ga
Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has completed the acquisition of Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited and its crew transfer vessel business from SEACOR Marine. As consideration for the sale, CMB paid SEACOR Marine GBP 32.8 million (EUR 36.9 million) in cash, and assumed all of the approximately GBP 20.
The parent company of SAL Heavy Lift, Harren & Partner Group, has added the Wind Lift I jack-up vessel to its fleet and launched SAL Renewables, a specialised company that will operate in the offshore wind sector. SAL Renewables is entering the market as a supplier of specialised vessels as well as
Cadeler has mobilized and handed over its jack-up vessel Wind Osprey for the installation of turbines at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The jack-up is now in Able Seaton Port where load out operations will take place for the duration of the project. According to Cadeler, the vesse
