As the U.S. offshore wind industry moves forward with the construction of the first large, commercial-scale wind farms, it is creating new opportunities for the shipbuilding sector and vessel operations. Among the new operators that are emerging to service the industry is a firm called WINDEA CTV, which started construction for the three new U.S…. Read More
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Legislation that would establish an offshore wind revenue-sharing model between the federal government and states adjacent to offshore wind farms was introduced in Congress on Friday by Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn). Dubbed the Offshore Wind for Northeastern Energy Revenue (OWNER) Act, Malliotakis introduced the legislation to coincide with Earth Day…. Read More
PANAMA CITY, FL – Today, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) announced the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract to begin construction of the fourth Heritage Class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future USCGC RUSH (WMSM 918). The OPC will form the backbone of the service’s future fleet around the globe. ESG has worked hard… Read More
Plenitude, a renewables-focused branch of Italian energy major Eni, is investing in Spanish floating wind specialist EnerOcean. It will contribute capital and expertise to the development programme of EnerOcean’s W2Power floating wind technology, initially taking a 25% equity share in the company as part of a “long-term partnership”. The goal is to make W2Power “a… Read More
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed its first contract in the US offshore wind market. An E1000 motion compensated system will be supplied to the marine transportation and towing company Otto Candies to facilitate operations during the construction of Southfork-, Revolution- and Sunrise wind farm – three commercial scale wind farms in the… Read More
Ørsted today announced the successful delivery of the first power from the Greater Changhua 2a Offshore Wind Farm. This represents a big achievement for Ørsted and the industry as Greater Changhua 1 & 2a is the largest offshore wind project in Taiwan and the company’s first large-scale offshore wind farm in the Asia-Pacific region. Located… Read More
Jan De Nul Group joins forces with Seiche Ltd to start trials for the development of an automated marine mammal detection system on board of its vessels. To this purpose, Seiche’s visual and thermal cameras have been installed on board the vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant currently working in the Netherlands. A collaboration agreement to start… Read More
Siem Offshore has entered into a new contract for the OSCV Siem Spearfish with client DeepOcean. The contract will commence in direct continuation of its current commitment, securing a firm utilization until the end of 2023. The contract shows an increased appetite in the market to secure OSCV’s for longer periods. DeepOcean intends to employ… Read More