Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the award of a three-vessel order for WINDEA CTV LLC a US operator of offshore Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). Two of the CTVs will be built by St Johns Shipbuilding in Florida and one will be built by Gulf Craft in Louisiana. The WINDEA CTV fleet is owned and… Read More
HOUSTON, May 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today that Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) and bp (NYSE: bp), have chosen Great Lakes in consortium with Van Oord… Read More
Pioneering installation and O&M technology receives £10 million grant for upcoming floating offshore wind demonstration project in Scotland. 24 January 2022 –– With a landmark investment in the future of wind turbine installation and servicing, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted £10 million to Technology Partners SENSEWind, Glosten, and… Read More
Today, Ørsted’s Board of Directors approved the interim report for the first three months of 2022. Our operating profit (EBITDA) totalled DKK 9.4 billion, an increase of DKK 4.6 billion compared to Q1 2021. The gain from the 50 % farm-down of Borkum Riffgrund 3 amounted to DKK 1.6 billion. EBITDA excluding new partnerships amounted to… Read More
DEME is very proud to announce that the revolutionary offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ officially joins its fleet today. This next-generation vessel brings a game-changing installation concept to the offshore energy market. DEME is honoured that Mrs Amélie Michel, spouse of Mr Charles Michel, President of the European Council, has agreed to be the godmother of this unique new… Read More
DEME Offshore is making strong progress at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm, with 22 monopiles already installed. A substantial part of the scope is in DEME’s hands, including the majority of the 39 monopiles and all the transition pieces, turbines and inter-array cables. Works started with the successful installation of the substation foundation, followed by… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for possible leasing in areas that are determined to be suitable off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic. BOEM Director Amanda Lefton made the announcement at the International… Read More
An island along the central North Carolina coast named for a distinctly 20th-century technology could soon be home to an industry increasingly seen as powering the 21st century. The state-run N.C. Ports Authority is proposing to develop infrastructure and facilities in Morehead City to create a “multi-use terminal to support the manufacturing and operation in the automotive and offshore wind industry.”… Read More
Ørsted’s Board of Directors has taken final investment decision (FID) on onshore wind farm Sunflower Wind in Kansas. The 201 MW wind farm will be located in Marion County, mid-Kansas, and will become Ørsted’s fourth onshore wind farm in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) energy market. The project was acquired together with Lincoln Land Wind… Read More
Announcements at today’s plenary session underscore need for public-private sector collaboration to address industry challenges amid rapid expansion ATLANTIC CITY — Top government and industry leaders came together today at the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF) to build on the tremendous growth of the American offshore wind industry. In its ninth year, the IPF… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for possible leasing in areas that are determined to be suitable off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic. BOEM Director Amanda Lefton made the announcement at the International… Read More
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