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To ensure a structured and focused dialogue going forward, the Port of Esbjerg and Japan’s Akita region agreed to prepare an official cooperation agreement – a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
[Read more…] about World’s largest offshore wind port builds bridges to JapanOn 10 July 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that it would provide up to $8.0 million in support for a new nacelle assembly facility to be built by Danish wind turbine giant Vestas in Kitakyushu City.
[Read more…] about New nacelle assembly facility for Vestas in JapanSingapore-based company Marco Polo Marine has signed a multi-year framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the deployment of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) in the Asia-Pacific region.
[Read more…] about Marco Polo Marine bags long-term Siemens Gamesa CSOV dealMasakazu Kimura has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Flotation Energy.
[Read more…] about New COO at Flotation EnergyAppointed as Owner’s Engineer, Arup has supported the first bottom-fixed offshore wind project in Japan’s general sea areas to obtain conformity certification through the public auction process.
[Read more…] about Arup supports certification for Oga, Katagami and Akita OWPVARD announced that the yard has delivered a hybrid construction and cable laying vessel to Japanese Toyo Constructions Co.
[Read more…] about Delivery of cable-laying vessel to Toyo ConstructionNorway’s Equinor has decided to end its offshore wind business activities in Japan and close its Tokyo office by the end of 2026, the company said on its website.
[Read more…] about Equinor walks away from Japan offshore wind marketThe Tokyo Metropolitan Government has unveiled plans for a 1-gigawatt floating offshore wind farm (FOWF) off the Izu island chain, positioning the capital at the forefront of next-generation renewable energy.
[Read more…] about Tokyo sets sights on world’s largest FOWFGlobal Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), DEME’s deep-sea exploration subsidiary, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Deep Ocean Resources Development (DORD) to conduct a joint demonstration test aimed at the potential co-development of polymetallic nodule resources within DORD’s exploration licence area in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ).
[Read more…] about GSR signs Memorandum of Understanding with DORDNexra, Cadeler’s dedicated offshore wind service platform, has signed a firm Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contract in Japan.
[Read more…] about Nexra secures Operations & Maintenance Project in Japan
