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MacGregor has been selected to supply a substantial 400-tonne Active Heave Compensated (AHC) subsea crane for a new 127-metre Floating Wind Farm Construction Vessel (FWCV). Purpose-built for the burgeoning floating offshore wind market, the new vessel is a significant development for the industry and requires one of the largest subsea AHC cranes ordered in recent years. The… Read More
Theme: Nuclear Propulsion on (Dredged) Ships You are hereby invited to the CEDA-NL/Maritime & Offshore NL club evening on Thursday 19 March 2026 in Alblasserdam. During this club evening we dive into the world of nuclear energy on board ships. What does this technology mean for the maritime sector? What about the technology, the practical… Read More
By Ari Natter and Jonathan Ferro The Trump administration plans to appeal a series of court rulings blocking efforts to stop construction of offshore wind farms, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday. “Absolutely we are,” Burgum told Bloomberg Television. “There will be further discussion on this.” U.S. judges have overturned five orders by the Trump administration to halt… Read More
US President Donald Trump swept back into office on a mission to stop the domestic offshore wind industry in its tracks. That is actually something any idiot could accomplish with the swipe of a pen. All you need to do is yank the federal leases that offshore developers depend on, and — oh, wait. Somebody… Read More
By Aaron Larson Record capacity, record auctions, and record-breaking turbines mark a maturing industry, but U.S. policy reversals and macroeconomic headwinds threaten to slow momentum. The global offshore wind industry achieved significant milestones in 2024 and early 2025, with installed capacity surpassing 83 GW and a record-breaking 56 GW awarded in competitive auctions worldwide. Yet,… Read More
By Ting Nan Wang A South Korean offshore and marine contractor has clinched a deal to build the country’s first installation vessel able to install 15MW offshore wind turbines. Hanwha Ocean clinched the newbuild contract to build a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) for its affiliate Ocean Wind Power 1. Hanwha, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding &… Read More
The North Sea Summit of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) took place in Germany at the end of January this year. Europe’s offshore wind potential is at the heart of its efforts to achieve climate neutrality, affordability and energy independence amid turbulent geopolitical conditions. This is a significant development for an energy-intensive industry such as the European steel… Read More
The first set of ten concrete working platforms for our Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm are headed to the UK’s Port of Tyne from Świnoujście, Poland. The platforms are an integral part of the foundations of an offshore wind farm, designed to withstand the harsh weather conditions out at sea and keep our workers safe. Those are some extreme working conditions! This is the… Read More
By Georgina Jedikovska The world’s first 20-megawatt (MW) wind turbine, which is capable of powering more than 44,000 times a year, has finally been connected to the Chinese’s grid. China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), the Chinese state-owned clean energy giant behind the project the world’s largest hydropower developer, the colossal turbine was connected to the… Read More
Even though the energy industry enthusiasts are commending Poland for the amount of progress that it is making in executing projects flawlessly, the European nation is not slowing down anytime soon. In the latest events that unfolded, ENGIE finalized project financing for Poland’s first utility-scale offshore wind development. This development was well-received as it signals Poland’s commitment to… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, today announced another major step toward expanding offshore energy development pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. BOEM released the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2), the second of 30 Gulf of America lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public… Read More
Earlier this week, Fritz Wiedemann (Director Van Oord Germany) joined an insightful panel discussion following the Hamburg North Sea Summit 2026. The session brought together industry leaders to reflect on the future of the offshore wind supply chain, including its challenges, opportunities, and the shifts needed to accelerate Europe’s energy transition. We look back on… Read More
Our jack-up Innovation has returned to France for the second jacket foundation installation campaign at the Dieppe – Le Tréport offshore wind farm. Following the successful installation of 11 jackets in autumn 2025, Innovation will install 51 jackets at the 496 MW wind farm, with the first two jackets of the new campaign completed in… Read More
Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, has signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), to divest its entire European onshore business. The total value of the transaction is EUR 1.44 billion (DKK 10.7 billion) with expected closing in Q2 2026, subject to regulatory… Read More
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the preliminary injunction sought by Sunrise Wind LLC (‘Sunrise Wind’) regarding the 22 December 2025 suspension order issued by the Director of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (‘BOEM’). The court’s action will allow the Sunrise Wind Project (the ‘Project’)… Read More