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Equinor’s 810 MW Empire Wind offshore wind project is facing further delays due to the late delivery of US-built tugs and barges required for turbine installation.
[Read more…] about US vessel delays push back Empire Wind turbine installation5 OWFs move ahead after Trump admin misses appeal deadline
Wind Energy – Trump Admin
The Trump administration quietly missed the final deadline to appeal the court rulings that let five US East Coast offshore wind projects keep building.
[Read more…] about 5 OWFs move ahead after Trump admin misses appeal deadlineSeatrium delivered first WIV to Maersk Offshore
Wind Energy – WIV
Seatrium handed over the Maersk wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to its owner on 26 February, the Singapore-based shipbuilder said.
[Read more…] about Seatrium delivered first WIV to Maersk OffshoreEmpire Wind granted preliminary injunction allowing construction to resume
Wind Energy – Empire Wind
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today granted Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire) a preliminary injunction that allows construction activities to resume on the Outer Continental Shelf for the Empire Wind project.
[Read more…] about Empire Wind granted preliminary injunction allowing construction to resumeNew York Attorney General sues Trump Administration
General – New York
New York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday filed two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful attempt to halt construction on a pair of major offshore wind projects.
[Read more…] about New York Attorney General sues Trump AdministrationMaersk cancels $475 million contract for US-bound offshore wind vessel
General – Cancellation
Shipbuilder Seatrium said Denmark’s Maersk terminated a $475 million contract for a nearly finished offshore wind vessel that was intended to work on a project off the coast of New York.
[Read more…] about Maersk cancels $475 million contract for US-bound offshore wind vesselMacro Offshore enters offshore wind with Crossway Eagle
General – Transition
Stian Eiken, Operations and Technical Manager in Macro Offshore, announced on social media that Crossway Eagle will transition into offshore wind service following the ongoing campaign in the UK sector.
[Read more…] about Macro Offshore enters offshore wind with Crossway EagleEquinor launches ECO Liberty service operations vessel
General – Christening Ceremony
Equinor, the developer of Empire Wind, launched the Service Operations Vessel ECO Liberty on June 28 for deployment in its New York offshore wind project.
Louisiana First Lady Sharon Landry served as the vessel’s Godmother during a christening ceremony on the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans.
The American-made ECO Liberty was built by Edison Chouest Offshore by more than 500 Louisianans and showcases the critical role of Gulf Coast manufacturing companies in strengthening the supply chain for offshore energy.
The vessel was built with American steel and includes components from companies in several Gulf Coast states.
The 262-ft hybrid-powered ECO Liberty will soon depart for New York, where it will be homeported at New York’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, where more than 2,000 workers have been put to work constructing a next-generation staging facility, O&M base, and control center for Empire Wind.
The ECO Liberty will be deployed to support ongoing marine construction in the lease area and eventually serve as the floating home for Empire Wind’s skilled workers when stationed offshore.
Including the ECO Liberty, seven new U.S.-flagged vessels will be added to the U.S. Jones Act compliant fleet, because of Empire Wind.
Empire Wind project resumes construction
Wind Energy – Empire Wind
Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been notified by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order for the Empire Wind project has been lifted, permitting construction activities to resume.
[Read more…] about Empire Wind project resumes constructionMaersk Offshore Wind’s installation vessel launched
Wind Energy – Launch
Maersk Offshore Wind’s installation vessel marked a milestone with the float out of the ship from the Seatrium shipyard in Singapore.
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