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Fugro relocates Amberjack self-elevating platform to Japan to support country’s growing offshore wind market
Fugro has transferred their self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan to meet the country’s growing demand for offshore wind geotechnical services. Under Japanese regulations, vessels registered in Japan follow a more streamlined procedure …
Apr 23, 2024 / Vessels
DEME’s Offshore Installation Vessel Orion Successfully Completes The Near 15 MW Turbine Foundation Installation Project In Scotland and Head to US
DEME’s flagship Orion completed monopile installation works on Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm project in Scotland. Despite harsh winter conditions, DEME swiftly installed 29 monopiles in approximately two months. Meanwhile, DEME’s DP2 …
Apr 16, 2024 / Curious
Port of Aberdeen advances in strategic investment model for offshore wind
Port of Aberdeen is a step closer to becoming a strategic hub for floating offshore wind, with its proposed South Harbour upgrade project progressing to Stage 2 ‘priority’ status in the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council’s (SOWEC) Strategic …
Apr 3, 2024 / Curious
ESVAGT and KMC Line sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for offshore wind cooperation in Korea
A new Danish-Korean collaboration between ESVAGT and KMC Line is aiming to unlock the considerable potential in Korean offshore wind. Europe's market-leading maritime offshore wind operator, ESVAGT, supports its customers globally to enable the …
Feb 29, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord awarded contract for large-scale offshore wind project in Poland
Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm, developed by Ørsted and PGE. The wind farm is located 40 kilometres offshore in the Polish area of the Baltic Sea. Van Oord will transport and install 111 extended …
Feb 14, 2024 / Vessels
The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Morek Engineering to design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore wind market
The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Morek Engineering to design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore wind market. The consortium has won the funding through the UK Government’s Clean …
Jan 29, 2024 / Finance
Jan De Nul Signs Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Export Cable Contract
Jan De Nul Group and Ørsted have signed the export cable contract for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Jan De Nul Group will be responsible for the seabed preparation, transport, installation and protection of 350 km of DC export cables …
Jan 26, 2024 / Curious
Fincantieri to build two additional hybrid ships for the offshore wind market
The Windward Offshore consortium has exercised options, which were contained in the contract signed with Vard in October 2023, for the design and construction of two hybrid Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). As part of the order, the …
Jan 23, 2024 / Curious
Diana Shipping Announces Expansion of Previously Announced Joint Venture for Offshore Wind Service Vessels
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that its previously announced joint venture (Windward Offshore) with Blue Star Group GmbH & Cie. …
Jan 23, 2024 / Curious
Esvagt to Build New SOV to Service Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
ESVAGT has secured the contract to service Vestas at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and has initiated the process of designing and building the new SOV. The newbuild will be the 6thpurpose-built SOV for Vestas; …
Jan 18, 2024 / Curious