Offshore Wind News


Van Oord Names Next-Generation Fallpipe Vessel Pair

11 hours ago

Van Oord has named its two next-generation flexible fallpipe vessels Vindnes and Vestnes, with the 35,000-tonne-capacity ships scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029.The purpose-built vessels, currently under construction at Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore in China…

Dong Fang Offshore Orders Another CSOV from Vard

12 hours ago

Fincantieri's Norwegian subsidiary Vard has signed a contract, worth between $76 million and $86 million, to build a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Dong Fang Offshore, marking the fifth vessel ordered by the Taiwan-based marine contractor from the shipbuilder…

50Hertz Taps ABL for Ostwind 4 Marine Assurance

12 hours ago

ABL has been appointed by German transmission system operator 50Hertz to provide marine warranty survey services for the 2 GW Ostwind 4 offshore grid connection project in the German Baltic Sea.The consultancy will provide marine assurance for…

InCommodities Signs Offshore Wind PPA with Skyborn Renewables

15 hours ago

Skyborn Renewables has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish energy trader InCommodities Asset Management covering the 110.7 MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany.Under the agreement, which marks InCommodities' first offshore wind transaction…

US Threatens to Leave IEA Unless Agency Reforms on Climate Issues

16 hours ago

The US might consider leaving the International Energy Agency if there is no alignment on climate issues, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.'We're either going to reform the IEA or we will leave the IEA. My strong preference is that we reform it…

Stillstrom Picks Semco for Offshore Charging Equipment

Sep 23, 2026

Stillstrom by Maersk has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Semco Maritime to manufacture and deliver a key part of its offshore vessel charging system, moving the technology into manufacturing following completion of its design phase.Semco Maritime will manufacture the local equipment room…

SLPE Takes Foundation Design Role at EnBW's German Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2026

SLPE, part of Smulders, has secured a contract by EnBW to provide wind turbine foundation engineering for the planned 1 GW Dreekant offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.The scope covers concept engineering, front-end engineering design and detailed design of the wind turbine foundations…

Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Installs Second Export Cable

Sep 23, 2026

The 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland has completed installation of its second 85-km offshore export cable, with the two-cable system set to be energized in the coming weeks ahead of first power towards the end of 2026.The second…

CSL OWL Launches First Subsea Rock Installation Vessel (Video)

Sep 23, 2026

CSL OWL has launched the first of two purpose-built subsea rock installation vessels designed for offshore wind construction and maintenance projects.The vessel, named Rock Star, is the first in CSL OWL's two-ship newbuilding program and is designed to carry up to 17…

DeepOcean, TFKable Outline Plans for Cable Joint Venture with New CLV

Sep 23, 2026

DeepOcean and the controlling entity of TFKable Group plan to establish a joint venture offering integrated inter-array cable services for offshore wind projects, including a new purpose-built cable laying vessel (CLV).The venture will combine TFKable Group's subsea cable manufacturing capabilities…

Dong Fang Takes Delivery of Newbuild SOV, Orders Another from Vard

Sep 21, 2026

Vard has delivered Dong Fang Offshore's first newbuild, the Orient Inspirer service operation vessel (SOV), two months ahead of schedule, while the company has approved an order for another vessel from the Norwegian shipbuilder valued at up to $86 million…

Njord Survey Gets Multi-Year RWE’s Offshore Wind Services Deal

Sep 21, 2026

Njord Survey has secured a three-year framework agreement by RWE Offshore Wind to provide remotely operated vehicle services across offshore wind farms in U.K. and European waters.The agreement covers offshore survey campaigns using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)…

All 65 Turbines Installed at US Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 21, 2026

The 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind project has completed installation of all 65 turbines, with full energization expected by the end of 2026.The project, a 50-50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners' Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted…

Cadeler, Vattenfall Team Up New Offshore Wind O&M Solutions

Sep 21, 2026

Cadeler and Vattenfall have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore new offshore wind maintenance solutions, with a focus on major component exchanges for operating wind farms.The collaboration between Vattenfall Vindkraft and Nexra…

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