World’s largest jack-up vessel arrives in the Port of Able Seaton
The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel to date, Voltaire, has just arrived in the UK port of Able Seaton ahead of its first campaign on Dogger Bank Wind Farm.Read more
Marjan PK1 platform job secured by Cosco Shipping
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers have secured a contract to transport the Marjan PK1 offshore platform. In addition, the company has secured the DP float-over installation contract, making it the largest project of its kind in...Read more
Another offshore wind farm gathers pace
Over the recent period a number of offshore wind projects have been gathering pace and the next one in line is the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm that has seen the first of...Read more
Steel in the water at Vineyard Wind
Not too long after the first components for the Vineyard Wind project were delivered by UHL Felicity, DEME’s offshore installation behemoth Orion has started the installation of the first monopiles and transition pieces. Orion will...Read more
Les Alizés getting ready for its first job offshore Germany
Jan De Nul’s heavy lift vessel Les Alizés has been getting ready for its first assignment, the transport and installation of 107 monopile foundations and one offshore substation topside at Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 and...Read more
DEME bags its third major offshore wind farm job in France
DEME Offshore has secured three different contracts for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France, its third major contract in the country with a total value of over €300 million. The company has...Read more
Van Oord secures first transport and installation job for newbuild Boreas
Van Oord has secured the first job for its new offshore installation vessel Boreas, as it has been appointed as preferred supplier for the transport and installation of foundations for the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind...Read more
World’s first unmanned HDVC substation installed at Dogger Bank
Heerema’s installation of the world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation means the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, has ticked off another milestone. Read more
Heavy-lift vessel Svanen installs first of 50 Baltic Eagle monopiles
The first monopile out of 50 to be installed at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm is sitting in place, as Van Oord’s heavy-lift vessel Svanen completed the installation. Read more
Cyan Renewables to collaborate with Ulstein to design new FFIVs
Cyan Renewables, a Singaporean company specialised in offshore wind farm vessels, will collaborate with Dutch engineering firm Ulstein to design new floating foundation installation vessels (FFIV).Read more
World’s deepest wind turbine jacket installed at Seagreen
Seagreen wind farm, the joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies has pushed its own yardstick even further into the sea with the installation of the world’s deepest wind turbine foundation.Read more
Mammoet secures two offshore wind contracts in the United States
Engineered heavy lift and transport services giant Mammoet has been tagged to provide a broad scope of services for two large offshore wind projects in the United States. Both of the projects, which remained undisclosed,...Read more
Pioneering Spirit to do more heavy lifting offshore France
Construction behemoth, Pioneering Spirit has got a new job on its hands with Allseas tagged to install the offshore substation for the Yeu and Noirmoutier islands’ offshore wind farm development off France’s Pays-de-la-Loire coast.Read more
All but three Arcadis Ost 1 wind turbines stand as Vestas faces delivery delays
The installation of Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind turbines has come to a close for now as Heerema Marine Contractors completed the installation of 24 out of 27 units at the site located in the...Read more
Monopile deliveries start for Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farms
The transport and installation of Ørsted’s 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany has started. The first batch of three monopile foundations has left Steelwind’s yard...Read more
EDF, Jan De Nul, Luminus partner up for Belgian offshore wind tender
EDF Renewables, Jan De Nul and Luminus have formed a partnership to bid for an offshore wind tender for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Zone in Belgium. The Princess Elisabeth Zone is an area...Read more
OS 35 removal back on as storm passes
The removal of the OS 35, the bulk carriers that collided with LNG tanker Adam while manoeuvring to exit the Catalan Bay in Gibraltar, in August last year, is still in process. The Gibraltar Port...Read more
Heerema installs Baltic Eagle OWF substation
Earlier this month, Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Thialf installed the 4,200 – metric tonne topside of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, for Iberdrola Renewables.Read more