Fagioli to provide marshalling yard services for Calvados offshore wind farm
Italian contractor Saipem has turned to Fagioli for marshalling yard services for the Calvados Offshore wind farm. Fagioli said that the project is due to be executed by Fagioli between 2023 and 2024. 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
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
Installations kick off at Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm
Construction at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm kicked off with the installation of first wind turbine jacket foundation.Read more
Sarens loads out 71 gravity based structures for Fécamp OWF
The Belgium-based company, Sarens, completed the load-out of 71 gravity-based structures (GBS) from the Port of Le Havre. These will support the Fécamp OWF’s Halide 160 6MW wind turbines, which will be placed 13 to...Read more
Cosco Shipping delivers 33,000 tons of structures for the Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers (CSSC) have been making sure Greater Tortue Ahmeyim liquefied natural gas project on the border of Mauritania and Senegal. Read more
Fécamp OWF topside reaches interim storage port
The topside of the Fécamp Offshore Windfarm has been transported from Saint Nazaire port, on the Loire estuary, to an interim storage port in Cherbourg-En-Cotentin. The transport was organised by the Antwerp-based company, Manora Logistics.Read more
Heerema’s Sleipnir starts GBS installation for Fécamp OWF
Heerema Marine Contractors has started the installation of the gravity base structure foundations at the Fécamp offshore wind project in Normandy, France. The project has made a step forward as the the offshore transportation, installation, and...Read more
Acta Marine to supply Siemens Gamesa with vessels for French wind farms projects
The Dutch maritime support provider, Acta Marine, will be supplying the French, renewable energy focused, engineering company, Siemens Gamesa, with a walk-2-work vessel, the Acta Auriga. It will assist with the commissioning of two French...Read more
Saipem, Havfram and HVAS Invest Kappa team up on offshore wind
Saipem, Havfram Holding and HVAS Invest Kappa, a holding company controlled by HitecVision, have signed a non-binding agreement to evaluate a potential collaboration in the development and construction of offshore wind farms.Read more
Block wire snaps during test lift causing Saipem 7000 to list
IncidentIn the morning hours of Thursday a loud explosion alarmed the the inhabitants of Amoyfjorden (Norway) as well as the 275 people on board the stricken Saipem 7000 vessel. Luckily no one was injured, despite...Read more
TGI handles project cargo moves for Saipem and Downer
Australian privately-owned freight forwarder TGI Cargo has lend a hand to the Italian engineering specialist Saipem, as well as its compatriot, Downer, in recent project cargo moves. Read more
Saipem scores $600 mln worth of jobs off Australia and Turkey
Offshore natural gas projects have proven a happy hunting ground for Saipem again as it secures two deals with a $600 million price tag in Australia and Turkey. Saipem has been awarded two new offshore...Read more
PD Ports awarded major pipeline contract by Saipem
Ports & TerminalsPRESS RELEASE – PD Ports has won a major pipeline contract with global oilfield services company Saipem to service the Tolmount gas field, one of the largest undeveloped gas discoveries in the Southern North Sea.Read more
GALA completes largest contract to date: the Trans Adriatic Pipeline
Project logisticsGerman Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) has completed its largest contract to date: handling the logistics of the offshore section of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which connects Albania and Italy as part of the Southern...Read more
Saipem, Boskalis and Bouygues win EUR 552 million OWF contract
Offshore windSaipem, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Boskalis together have won a contract to design, build and install 71 concrete Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) as foundation for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France.Read more
Coronavirus reaches Europe, Saipem urges employees to stay at home
The coronavirus has reached Europe causing an outbreak in northern Italy over the weekend. So far, seven people have died and another 229 have been infected. Companies in the region are quickly taking measures to...Read more
Saipem secures new offshore contracts worth USD 500 million
Offshore constructionPRESS RELEASE – Saipem has been awarded several EPCI contracts in various countries around the world with a total value of USD 500 million. The first EPCI contract has been awarded by Saudi Aramco in...Read more