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As one part of an initiative announced by the White House yesterday, vessels built for the offshore wind sector have been designated “Vessels of National Interest.” The designation, aimed at prioritizing offshore wind vessels for the Title XI federal ship financing, was made as the Biden administration joined with eleven East Coast governors to launch… Read More
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a two-year OnWatch Scout agreement and has been selected to supply spare parts and services for the Offshore Support Vessel, MPV Everest, which is owned by Maritime Construction Service and equipped with MacGregor AHC cranes. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 second quarter order intake. Delivery will take… Read More
Today, two wind turbines turn off Virginia’s coast. But by the middle of the next decade, hundreds more may have joined them. With a major push underway by President Joe Biden’s administration to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind as a way to reduce U.S. reliance on fossil fuels, federal officials are looking to dramatically… Read More
The global offshore wind industry is set to see a surge of over $100 billion in investments and installations this decade. This will come as part of the world countries’ transition to cleaner sources of energy to meet their climate goals. Rystad Energy Research projected total capital expenditure to more than double from $46 billion in… Read More
Operators with fields six years from cessation of production will be asked to use the device to identify pieces of kit that could be given a new lease of life. Developed by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), the tool will initially be sent to 20 companies operating a total of 120 fields which are nearing, or… Read More
The Business Network for Offshore Wind today joined President Joe Biden, Administration officials including White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, 11 East Coast Governors, AFL-CIO Chair Liz Shuler, and industry leaders at the White House to launch a new state-federal partnership to accelerate offshore wind… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey. BOEM’s DEIS for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action described in Ocean Wind’s project plan for… Read More
Vallianz has moved to design and build a hybrid heavy transport vessel (HTV) for the offshore wind industry. The Singapore-based company has joined forces with ship designer Ulstein, Canadian energy storage specialist Shift Clean Energy, and class society Bureau Veritas as part of the project. The HTV will be able to carry cargoes of up… Read More
State-owned oil major Equinor is taking a big step forward with its floating offshore wind program. Working with TotalEnergies, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Petoro, it has launched a study on options for installing a one gigawatt floating wind farm at the historic Troll offshore oil field area off the coast of Bergen. The future Trollvind site would… Read More
Demand from the emerging offshore wind sector and the need to build and maintain Jones Act compliant ships is driving new opportunities and investment interest in U.S. shipyards. Libra Group, an international investment company announced the acquisition of Florida-based St. Johns Ship Building and the formation of a maritime subsidiary American Marine to support and… Read More
Washington, D.C., June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Washington, D.C.-based Sol Systems, LLC, announced the acquisition of a 91 megawatt (MWdc) solar development project in Spencer County, Indiana from Orion Renewable Power Resources, LLC, a joint venture between Orion Renewable Energy Group LLC and Eolian, L.P. The project, known as Grandview, is part of Sol Systems’ Impact + Infrastructure growth… Read More
AD Ports Group and National Marine Dredging Company Group inked an agreement to establish a new joint company to conduct offshore surveys and subsea services in the UAE, across the GCC region, as well as in select international markets. The agreement was signed at AD Ports Group headquarters by Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing… Read More
Parkwind, 50 Hertz, and Bladt Industries have successfully installed the Arcadis Ost offshore substation (OSS). The 2380-ton structure was installed by the Scaldis crane vessel Gulliver on its monopile foundation in the wind farm Arcadis Ost 1 located around 19 kilometres east of Rügen in Germany. Developed in collaboration with 50 Hertz, the 30 meter… Read More
Briggs Marine, has successfully secured a contract to deliver Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) services to the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, currently under construction 15 km off the Fife coast. The contract will see Briggs Marine draw on its 50-years’ experience of first-class marine vessel operations, to provide CTV services for the project,… Read More
With extensive experience in offshore development projects and specialization in local infrastructure projects, the two companies complement each other. Headquartered in Greece and with a significant international presence, the Intrakat Group, a key member of Intracom Holdings, is a leading player in the country’s construction sector, offering high-quality products in a comprehensive portfolio of activities… Read More