Over the past three weeks, Eagle-Access has tested its new access system on the VOS Star at the Danish offshore wind farm Horns Rev.2. Around 150 people were transferred and about 300 transfers with and...Read more
Rapid advances in offshore wind technology, making turbines bigger and more powerful, are currently outpacing the infrastructure capacity needed to install them. London-based data supplier IHS Markit warns against this in a new report on...Read more
The Dutch engineer, entrepreneur and inventor Jan van der Tempel has been nominated for the European Inventor Award 2021 in the category Industry. The European Patent Office (EPO) announced this on Tuesday. Van der Tempel...Read more
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus is starting the installation of the first of 62 jacket foundations for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project. Before installing the very first pin-piles for the jacket foundations, the...Read more
The CMHI Haimen shipyard in China laid the keel for Les Alizés, Jan De Nul’s new heavy lift crane vessel, on 29 April. The ship will be ready in 2022 and is equipped with a...Read more
Acta Marine is experiencing strong growth in the offshore wind market and wants to further grow its fleet. The strategic plan focuses on ordering two more construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) in the short term,...Read more
Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with Osbit Ltd (UK) for the design and construction of a new subsea trenching vehicle, named Swordfish. The high-powered subsea trenching vehicle can be fitted with either...Read more
DEME’s French subsidiary SDI has won a contract for the Leucate Floating Offshore Wind Farm. Once completed, it will be one of the largest offshore floating wind farms in France. In a consortium with JDR...Read more
Ampelmann and C-Job Naval Architects have joined forces to develop a one-of-a-kind offshore wind feeder vessel concept with motion compensation technology. The vessel is specifically suited for the rigorous demands of operating off the east...Read more
Following the basic design contract in December 2020, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has now contracted Ulstein to continue the project with the integration engineering for their new dynamically positioned rock installation vessel. It is...Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm HVDC Offshore Converter Platform for Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine. The platform’s fabrication will be executed at Sembcorp’s yard and offshore installation is scheduled for...Read more
Seaqualize is developing the Delta600p. This active heave compensation tool dampens the movement of a load hanging in the hook of a heaving ship. As a result, wind turbine installation can be performed by floating...Read more
Sif Holding and Royal IHC have finalised the acquisition of KCI the engineers by Sif. The sale is part of IHC’s major restructuring programme for which the company announced it would focus on its core...Read more
Wagenborg is supporting Van Oord with the construction of Windpark Fryslân in the Dutch lake IJsselmeer. From March to June this year, Van Oord will be installing 89 turbines at the site. Using tugs and...Read more
Dredging and offshore company Van Oord says it has closed the turbulent year 2020 with good results, despite the corona crisis hitting some of its markets hard. The company benefited from its many wind energy activities,...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht and RH Marine will upgrade Roll Group’s ice class vessel BigRoll Bering with a Dynamic Positioning 2 system (DP2). This allows the 173-metre-long module carrier to better maintain its position during loading and...Read more
Cadeler has secured the largest contract in its history. The company has been hired to transport and install Siemens Gamesa’s new 14-MW offshore wind turbines in a contract with a value of USD 90 million. Read more
Europeans are eating more and more seaweed. At present, almost all seaweed in Europe comes from Asia and domestic cultivation is practically non-existent. By making use of offshore wind farms in the North Sea, locally...Read more
Dredging and maritime services provider Boskalis has a record amount of work in the pipeline despite the impact of Covid-19 on the company. The value of the order book of the company based in Papendrecht,...Read more
Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) new heavy-lift vessel Alfa Lift has been launched at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Jiangsu. The preparations to install the vessel’s 3000-tonne main crane are now in full swing.Read more
