OHT bags large Dogger Bank wind contract
Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has won a large transport and installation contract for two of the three Dogger Bank offshore wind farms, each capable of delivering 1.2 GW of electric power. The contract will be...Read more
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to build Scottish wind farm for EDF
PRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract by EDF renewables (EDF) for the transport and installation of 54 8MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines for the Neart na Goithe (NnG) offshore wind...Read more
Heerema develops floating wind turbine installation method
Heerema Marine Contractors has signed an agreement with Parkwind and MHI Vestas for the first floating wind turbine installation. The newly developed method will simplify the installation of offshore wind turbines at sites where the...Read more
Jan de Nul orders another, even bigger crane vessel
The ink on the newbuild contract for mega crane vessel Voltaire has hardly dried, while Jan de Nul has ordered another, even bigger crane vessel capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes. The new vessel is specifically...Read more
Bourbon receives four takeover offers, extends deadline
Bourbon Corporation has received four takeover offers since the holding company suspended its listing and started a reorganization procedure to deal with its severe financial problems. The Commercial Court in France has now extended the...Read more
Jumbo delivers second Haliade-X prototype
PRESS RELEASE – Jumbo Maritime has delivered the nacelle of the second prototype of GE’s new Haliade-X mega offshore wind turbine. It was shipped to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth,...Read more
Wagenborg returns to profit despite loss of revenue
Royal Wagenborg has returned to profit in 2018 despite a drop in revenue related to its exit from the Caspian Sea. Improved freight rates and an increase in long term customer contracts lifted results in...Read moreTotal awards Bourbon logistics contract in Namibia
Total E&P Namibia has selected Bourbon Marine & Logistics to support a deep offshore exploration campaign in South Namibia in 2020. The contract is a welcome addition for the financially struggling company which recently suspended...Read more
Siemens Gamesa wins new Taiwanese offshore wind project
PRESS RELEASE – Hai Long Offshore Wind (Hai Long) thas named Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as the preferred supplier for the delivery and servicing of turbines on the 300 MW Hai Long 2 project. The 300...Read more
Media: Saipem and Subsea 7 consider merger
Saipem and Subsea 7 are considering to merge to weather the still difficult circumstances in the oil and gas services market. If the deal goes through, it would create the fourth-largest oilfield service company, after...Read more
Boskalis back on track after tough first half-year
Boskalis has returned to calmer waters after a tough start of the year as a result of contractual issues in the offshore wind industry. Revenue increased slightly in the third quarter while the operating result...Read more
Spliethoff delivers 107-metre Haliade-X blade for testing
Testing of the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine is in full swing. While GE’s first prototype of the 12MW Haliade-X ha just produced its first kilowatts in Rotterdam, Spliethoff delivered a 107-metre blade in...Read more
Siemens Gamesa won’t rush bigger turbines to market, says CEO
Siemens Gamesa will not be rushing bigger wind turbines to market following GE’s release of the 12MW Haliade-X. Instead, the company will focus on improving its position amidst a period of rapid consolidation that will...Read more
GRS and Coli team up to target Japanese renewables market
Global Renewables Shipbrokers and Coli Schiffahrt & Transport have teamed up to target offshore renewable growth markets in Asia and Japan in particular. The timing to enter the Japanese market is ideal, the partners say....Read more
Jan De Nul switches to renewable fuel in Benelux, urges industry to follow
PRESS RELEASE – Jan De Nul Group is switching fuels aboard its dredging vessels in the Benelux. Trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt will be the first vessel of the company to completely switch...Read more
Huisman to deliver giant crane for Bokalift 2
PRESS RELEASE – Boskalis has selected Huisman Equipment to build and deliver the 4,000-tonne mast crane for its new crane vessel Bokalift 2. The offshore contractor announced the construction of the new giant vessel last...Read more
Kvaerner reports high revenues but warns for lower rates in 2020
Norwegian EPC-contractor Kvaerner has booked high revenue and order intake in the third quarter of 2019. However, CEO Karl-Petter Løken warns of a poorer year ahead. Kvaerner’s revenue increased sharply from USD 185 million in the...Read more
Windfloat’s first floating wind tower leaves port
PRESS RELEASE – The first floating wind tower of the Windfloat Atlantic project has left the port of Ferrol in northern Spain. It’s being transported to a location 20 kilometres off the coast of Viana...Read more