Global offshore wind capacity will increase sixfold in next decade
Global offshore wind capacity is set to increase sixfold in the next decade. While offshore wind is currently only deployed across seven markets, this number will grow to 18 countries by 2027. By the end of...Read more
Iran open for business again… sort of
A new initiative launched by the Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian (France), Heiko Maas (Germany) and Jeremy Hunt (United Kingdom) allow European companies to do business with Iran again. Through a special purpose vehicle called INSTEX...Read more
Mammoet suspected of bribing Iraqi government official
Mammoet Salvage is suspected of bribing an Iraqi politician to collect outstanding bills for the problematic salvage of oil tanker Amuriyah, which turned sour after terrorist group IS invaded Iraq. The Dutch company has been paying...Read more
Large number of offshore ships laid up worldwide
Across the globe, large parts of the offshore fleet are laid up. In a number of areas, as much as half of the active fleet is even involved. According to figures by VesselsValue, South East...Read more
Boskalis Ndurance’ cable trencher successfully tested at Alexiahaven
The cable laying/multi purpose vessel Ndurance of Boskalis performed a number of trials at Alexiahaven, Maasvlakte 2. The diesel electric vessel Ndurance is a multipurpose vessel, it can be outfitted for cable laying or a wide...Read more
First floating wind turbine on the North Sea
The French offshore group Bourbon has installed the first floating wind turbine on the North Sea. The wind turbine was positioned at the Kincardine wind farm, fifteen kilometres off the coast of Aberdeen. This reports the...Read more
Boskalis in megadeal with Saudis
For the next six years, Boskalis is to perform installation operations worth ‘many hundreds of millions’ for Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil and gas company. Together with Lamprell from the United Arab Emirates, the Dutch...Read more
Deme, Shell and Quadran join forces for offshore project Dunkirk
Shell, Deme and Quadran Energies Marines from France will join forces for the tender for the construction, operation and maintenance of a new offshore wind farm in the French section of the North Sea. To this...Read more