DEME wins contract for Hollandse Kust offshore substations
DEME Offshore has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of the jackets and topsides for two Hollandse Kust offshore substations. The company will also supply and install scour protection for both substations.Read more
‘The time to order offshore installation vessels is now’
Offshore installation vessels may soon be hard to come by. According to Alexander Fløtre, Vice President Offshore Wind at Rystad Energy, both offshore wind activity and offshore wind components will continue to grow. Additional vessels...Read more
Boskalis: Kincardine is a prelude to more floating wind projects
Approximately 15 kilometres off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, Grupo Cobra is working on the Kincardine project, one of the first commercial floating wind farms in the world. Boskalis is involved in the project as...Read more
GE to shipping sector: Propose innovative solutions for largest wind turbines
GE Renewable Energy is calling on the transport and logistics industry to come with innovative solutions. With the next-generation of 13-MW wind turbines set to enter the market this year, the manufacturer is searching for...Read more
Jumbo completes transport phase of Yunlin offshore wind project
Jumbo has completed the transport part of its largest transport and installation job to date. Using its heavy lift vessels as well as subcontracted deck carriers forty monopiles, 120 monopile sections and forty transition pieces...Read more
Rotterdam Offshore Group continues as independent company
Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG) has charted an independent future after reacquiring a controlling 75 per cent stake previously held by shipbuilder Royal IHC. The move marks an important development for ROG, which comprises two divisions...Read more
Danes to build first energy hub in North Sea
Denmark has approved a plan to build the first energy hub in the North Sea. This is a small artificial island where the connections of wind farms converge. The energy can then be transported to...Read more
Damen launches its latest addition to the Fast Crew Supplier range
Damen Shipyards Group’s has launched its revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 at its yard in Antalya, Turkey. In addition to combining different motion-compensating technologies, the ship allows for a new pay per journey business...Read more
Fugro and NYK team up with OYO for Japan’s offshore wind industry
After Fugro and NYK already partnered on providing offshore geotechnical services in Japan, the two companies have now also joined forces with leading Japanese geoscience specialist OYO Corporation. Together they hope to profit from the...Read more
Heerema to construct Hollandse Kust substation jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group will construct the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore transformer substation jacket. The contract for this was signed with Iemants (part of Smulders). The jacket will be 44 metres high and consists of 1600...Read more
Tetrahedron wins award for new offshore wind crane
Tetrahedron has won Windpower Monthly’s innovation of the year award for its novel cranes that can install the next generation of 12-20-MW offshore wind turbines. The cranes can upgrade existing wind turbine installation vessels with minimal modification to the hull or be...Read more
Huisman to build 2600-mt crane for OIM Wind’s new installation vessel
Huisman has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for the delivery of a 2600-metric-tonne Leg Encircling Crane for OIM Wind’s BT-220IU Wind Installation Unit. The LOI includes the option for...Read more
SAL moves into offshore wind installation business
Harren & Partner, the owner of SAL Heavy Lift, is jumping into the expected turbine installation vessel gap with a new company and a jack-up installation vessel. SAL Renewables will focus solely on offshore maintenance...Read more
Emergency tugboat for protection of Borssele offshore wind farm
The Netherlands Coast Guard has a new emergency tug at its disposal since 1 January 2021. The Alp Ace managed by Multraship is located near the Borssele offshore wind farm in order to assist shipping...Read more
Boskalis acquires subsea services specialist Rever Offshore
Boskalis has bought all the shares of Rever Offshore’s subsea services business. Rever, formally known as Bibby Offshore, offers a broad range of solutions in the area of subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance.Read more
Keel laid for first Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessel
Dominion Energy has contracted Keppel Offshore & Marine to build the first Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. It will cost about USD 600 million and will be built at Keppel’s yard in Brownsville,...Read moreKnud E. Hansen presents new wind turbine installation vessel design
Ship design agency Knud E. Hansen presents a new platform, the Atlas C-Class. The wind turbine installation vessel is currently the only one capable of carrying six of the new-generation 14-16 MW wind turbines, and...Read more
Cadeler gives go ahead for Wind Orca’s crane upgrade
Cadeler has signed a contract to install a new crane on the vessel Wind Orca. It will be able to lift 1600 tonnes at a radius of 40 metres and provides a significant upgrade from...Read more