Ørsted has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Incheon Metropolitan City, Korea, to cooperate on developing a world-class offshore wind power industry in the region. The aim of the agreement is to establish a successful local wind power industry driven by Ørsted’s 1.6 GW offshore wind project off the coast of Incheon. Through this collaboration,… Read More
A state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array, the state’s governor said Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill last year that aims to see Maine procure enough energy from offshore wind turbines to… Read More
Kongsberg Maritime will supply an extensive equipment package for four windfarm Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV), two for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and two for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The 90 metre vessels are being built at Ulstein Verft AS, to the ULSTEIN SX222 design. Kongsberg Maritime will supply the same range of equipment to all… Read More
As host in partnership with U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) of this year’s Women on the Water (WOW) Conference, Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA; www.maritime.edu), a top-ranked public university with undergraduate degree programs focusing on science, engineering, technology, math, and business that blend academics and experiential learning, has planned a tour of the New Bedford Harbor for… Read More
ROV services provider ROVOP and Boskalis subsidiary Subsea Services have entered a global partnership for integrated subsea solutions for the energy industry. The partnership provides five diving support vessels (DSV) and one construction support vessel (CSV) from the Boskalis fleet, with dedicated ROV services. Seven ROVOP ROV systems will be placed across these DSVs and… Read More
On 1 February Jumbo Offshore and Sea Horizon Offshore Marine Services signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). With this agreement, Sea Horizon Offshore becomes the representative of Jumbo Offshore in the Middle East region. Increased regional support Sea Horizon Offshore, with its broad network of local partners, will represent Jumbo Offshore to potential clients in… Read More
Several Suffolk County elected officials have gathered in support for Sunrise Wind, an offshore wind project dedicated to using clean energy to power thousands of Long Island homes. Sunrise Wind is operated under a 50/50 partnership between Ørsted, a Danish international climate action leader, and Eversource, a national leader in clean energy. The project has… Read More
Although opponents of offshore wind have a few valid concerns, you need to ask yourself why they rely so heavily on creating a fog of distortions and disinformation. The answer is that their concerns pale in comparison to the absolute certainty that doing nothing will cause ocean temperatures to rise and push marine habitats to… Read More
Netherlands-based marine services company Seacontractors recently took delivery of a new shallow-draught workboat built by compatriot shipyard Neptune Marine. Sea Olous is a sister vessel of Sea Eidum, which was delivered by Neptune Marine in 2023. The 26-metre vessel is purpose-built for dredging and offshore operations and is equipped with anchor handling and towing winches. knuckle boom… Read More
Recently, Rongcheng Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. officially started the construction of a multi-functional piling ship for offshore photovoltaic for Shandong Lankun Ocean Engineering Co ltd, a subsidiary of Shandong Ocean Group. The ship is designed with an overall length of 64.9 meters, a width of 28 meters, a depth of 3.4 meters, a self-sustainability of… Read More
The nation is closer to its offshore wind energy goals than ever before, but has some rough waters yet to navigate. To further reduce risk and costs associated with offshore wind development—and help assure future wind farms operate efficiently and reliably—better wind forecasting is needed. Weather patterns are difficult to predict offshore due to complex… Read More
About two years ago, New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Phil said that the state would be partnering with the Danish company Orsted, the largest developer of offshore wind projects in the world. The company had agreed to build Ocean Wind 1, the state’s first offshore wind farm, powering half a million homes and creating thousands of… Read More
Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm, developed by Ørsted and PGE. The wind farm is located 40 kilometres offshore in the Polish area of the Baltic Sea. Van Oord will transport and install 111 extended monopiles, of which 107 will serve as foundations for wind turbines… Read More
Overview BIMCO has established a subcommittee to work on a global standard contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines. The project has been launched to support the offshore wind industry as the global demand for more renewable sources of energy increases. Work on the contract, WINDSEACON, was initiated through a series of… Read More
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals for deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the designation of two final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon. The WEAs were developed following… Read More