Awind, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated Wind Solutions has signed newbuild contracts for two high-specification, purpose-built walk to work Commissioning, Service and Operations vessels (CSOVs). [Read more…] about Awind orders two purpose-built walk to work CSOVs
ABS to class first ever Jones Act wind turbine installation vessel
The first ever Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), a key vessel for the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry, will be built to ABS Class, according to ABS’s release. [Read more…] about ABS to class first ever Jones Act wind turbine installation vessel
SPARTACUS is on the move! (VIDEO)
Last weekend the gigantic LNG-powered cutter suction dredger for DEME Group was passing through Rotterdam on its way to Maasvlakte 2 where the commissioning of the vessel will continue. [Read more…] about SPARTACUS is on the move! (VIDEO)
Nexans Aurora construction A frame
On 29 January 2021, the large, 150-tonne, A-frame for the DP3 cable laying vessel ‘Nexans Aurora’, under construction at Ulstein Verft, was lifted into position. [Read more…] about Nexans Aurora construction A frame
Chinese yard to build FPSO for Mero field Brazil
Chinese yard CIMC Raffles has emerged as the front-runner for the provision of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel for Malaysia’s MISC that is destined for Petrobras’ giant Mero field in the Santos basin pre-salt province offshore Brazil. [Read more…] about Chinese yard to build FPSO for Mero field Brazil
Keppel announces bold transformation of offshore & marine business
Keppel Offshore & Marine will seize opportunities as a developer and integrator of offshore energy and infrastructure assets and exit the offshore rig building business. [Read more…] about Keppel announces bold transformation of offshore & marine business
LOI for delivery of 2,600mt leg encircling crane
Huisman announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for the delivery of a 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for OIM Wind’s BT-220IU Wind Installation Unit. [Read more…] about LOI for delivery of 2,600mt leg encircling crane
N.J. announces $250M manufacturing facility for wind energy components at Paulsboro Marine Terminal
In what they are hopeful will be another step in the state becoming the leader in all things wind energy, Gov. Phil Murphy and a host of elected officials, building trades leaders, and officials from Ørsted and EEW Group, on Tuesday announced a $250 million investment in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to build steel components, known as monopiles, for offshore wind turbines that will serve the entire U.S. offshore wind industry. [Read more…] about N.J. announces $250M manufacturing facility for wind energy components at Paulsboro Marine Terminal
China Three Gorges issues tender for two wind vessels
State-owned China Three Gorges Corporation has issued a tender, seeking contractors for the construction of two vessels for offshore wind farm development. [Read more…] about China Three Gorges issues tender for two wind vessels
Harland & Wolff to build two windfarm vessels
In the effort to revive the once famed Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, InfraStrata announced it has a signed a letter of intent with Triumph SubSea Services to build two windfarm development vessels at the historic shipyard. [Read more…] about Harland & Wolff to build two windfarm vessels