Damen has chosen Arena Offshore A.S. for the construction of two Stan Tugs 1606, marking its first design collaboration with an external company in Türkiye Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Istanbul-based Arena Offshore A.S. for the local construction of two Stan Tugs 1606. Arena Offshore. will construct the tugs in Türkiye under the Damen… Read More
Euroports is a leading international port infrastructure operator, managing over 50 terminals across Europe and Asia. With extensive expertise in cargo handling, maritime logistics, and industrial supply chains, Euroports provides tailored solutions to meet the evolving needs of global industries, including offshore wind energy. The Port of Hanko is Finland’s southernmost port and a key hub… Read More
New London, Conn., is an old New England port city that had its heyday about 200 years ago, in a very different economy. “Ever since the whaling industry, it’s been downhill for the city of New London,” jokes Mayor Michael Passero. “We went from the richest city in Connecticut to one of the poorest.” Passero,… Read More
A massive wind power project off the coast of New York blew past President Trump’s executive order to block or pause all new wind energy leasing in federal waterways — which opponents claim will destroy aquatic life and the commercial fishing industry. Norway-based Equinor, which already had all the necessary lease and permit approvals from the feds… Read More
The Victorian government has walked back a timetable for delivering infrastructure central to the creation of a $100 billion offshore wind industry, leaving renewable energy developers concerned it could take far longer than first expected to deliver projects needed to phase out coal plants. In an overdue update, the state has removed earlier references which… Read More
Fine to be Reduced to $15 Million if Sable Applies for Permits The California Coastal Commission voted on Thursday, April 10, to impose a significant financial penalty on Sable Offshore. The oil company faces a fine exceeding $18 million, a substantial increase from the nearly $15 million originally suggested by commission staff. This decision followed… Read More
𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 With our offshore vessel Kamara, Boskalis has started a new identification and clearance campaign for unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the UK sector of the North Sea. The development of Ørsted‘s offshore wind farm Hornsea 3 will require potential explosive objects to be located and thoroughly investigated in… Read More
DEME (Euronext: DEME) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Havfram, an international offshore wind contractor based in Norway. This strategic acquisition aligns with DEME’s ambition to expand its footprint in the offshore wind energy market and enhances its competitive positioning in turbine and foundation installations. Havfram, an offshore wind infrastructure services… Read More
With our offshore vessel Kamara, Boskalis has started a new identification and clearance campaign for unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the UK sector of the North Sea. The development of Ørsted‘s offshore wind farm Hornsea 3 will require potential explosive objects to be located and thoroughly investigated in the coming weeks. During World War II, many… Read More
Despite a relatively stable short-term pipeline of U.S. wind power projects under construction, the five-year outlook of America’s wind capacity additions has been significantly limited due to the Trump Administration’s energy policies, Wood Mackenzie said in a new report. The energy consultancy slashed its five-year forecast of new capacity installations to just 45 gigawatts (GW), down by… Read More
Plans for a new generation of floating wind farms off the coasts of Wales and South West England moved a step closer as the leasing round for three sites in the Celtic Sea entered its final stages. The Crown Estate – which manages the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland also revealed that, as part… Read More
Smith Point’s Park Beach is where offshore wind energy will soon come ashore. Crews there are laying cables for New York’s second wind farm with 84 turbines 30 miles off Montauk. “We have this untapped renewable resource, the wind… this is going to power millions of homes… with almost zero fossil fuel use,” Melissa Parrot, executive… Read More
VARD, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with the Taiwanese based company Dong Fang Offshore for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel, with option(s). The vessel is of VARD 3 39 design. The value of the… Read More
Oil giant Shell is abandoning its investment in the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project, citing market challenges, rising competition and regulatory uncertainty under President Donald Trump’s administration. In short: Shell is walking away from its stake in the Atlantic Shores wind project, which could have powered 1 million New Jersey homes, though partner EDF-RE Offshore… Read More
Plaintiffs suing the US government over its approval of Orsted’s Revolution Wind confirmed to Recharge that Trump’s Department of Justice (DoJ) declined to support the developer in its move to dismiss the case, signalling that even projects in construction may not be safe. Judge Royce Lamberth with the federal District Court for the District of Columbia in… Read More