Maersk Offshore Wind has officially christened its new Seatrium-built wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Maersk Viridis, marking the entry of the first vessel in the company’s new offshore wind installation fleet.The naming ceremony was held on board the vessel…
RWE has completed the sale of its F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind development project in the Polish Baltic Sea to Polish utility PGE.Following the transaction, PGE has become the sole owner of the project, which has a planned generation capacity…
Lighting company Glamox has secured a contract to supply marine lighting systems for the Shinan Ui offshore wind farm, set to become South Korea’s largest offshore wind project.The contract was awarded by SHE on behalf of Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries (HESI)…
Vestas has received a firm order to supply turbines for the 1.38 GW Vanguard East offshore wind project in the United Kingdom, developed by RWE.The order follows confirmation of the Vanguard West project last month and further advances the UK’s…
Spain hopes to have its first offshore wind tender this year with a target of 3 GW, Energy minister Sara Aagesen said on Wednesday.She had already announced a similar plan a year ago.(Reuters - Reporting by Pietro Lombardi. Writing by Emma Pinedo; editing by Charlie Devereux)
X1 Wind has received a Statement of Compliance for the basic design of its X100 floating offshore wind platform from classification society DNV, marking a key milestone in the development of the company’s floating wind technology.The certification…
A new study conducted at Vattenfall’s Aberdeen offshore wind farm found no confirmed bird collisions during 19 months of monitoring, suggesting seabirds largely avoid turbine blades.The research was carried out in collaboration with biodiversity…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has agreed to jointly own two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) with Cyprus-based shipping company Schoeller Holdings, marking the Japanese company’s first entry into the European offshore wind support vessel market…
Fugro has secured a contract by Oriel Windfarm to carry out a detailed geotechnical site investigation for the planned Oriel offshore wind farm off the coast of County Louth in Ireland.The survey will support the design and installation of foundations…
Wind turbine maker Vestas on Monday agreed to cooperate with Japan's industry ministry to establish a nacelle assembly facility in the country by the fiscal year of 2029 and may create a full nacelle production facility a decade later, the ministry said…
Acteon’s marine foundations business line, Menck, has delivered the first of two MHU4400S hydraulic hammer systems to Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland under a multi-million-dollar supply agreement.The delivery marks the first phase of a…
Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO) has started construction of a new fleet of construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs), with the first steel cut for the lead vessel DO Joule at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou…
PALFINGER has secured a contract to supply offshore cranes for the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, expanding the company’s presence in the region’s offshore wind market.The project will mark PALFINGER’s eleventh offshore wind development…
Strategic Marine has delivered the first two Supa Swath crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Mainprize Offshore, marking the initial handover under a multi-vessel contract signed at in June 2024.The deliveries represent the first two vessels in a program covering six Supa Swath vessels…
Japan’s largest offshore wind farm, the 220 MW Kitakyushu Hibikinada, has started commercial operations.The offshore wind farm, consisting of 25 turbines with 9.6 MW capacity each, entered commercial operations on March 2, 2026.Located offshore of Wakamatsu Ward in Kitakyushu City…