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Subsea 7's New Semi-Submersible Vessel Equipped for XXL Offshore Wind Foundations En Route to Europe

Jul 26, 2023

Subsea 7's recently delivered Seaway Alfa Lift offshore wind foundation installation vessel is in transit to Europe and is expected to join Subsea 7's fleet in the third quarter of 2023.The semi-submersible heavy installation vessel, designed by Ulstein…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to Design CSOV

Jul 25, 2023

HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has started joint development of a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) with Korea Register of Shipping (KR).The two companies agreed to develop their own design and cooperate with domestic companies to ensure…

Nexans to Build Third Cable Laying Vessel

Jul 25, 2023

France-based Nexans has announced an expansion in its presence in the offshore wind and interconnection market, by adding a third cable laying vessel to its fleet.This strategic decision will allow the Group to meet the increasing demand for electrification…

Senesco Launches Jones Act CTV WindServe Genesis

Jul 21, 2023

Senesco Marine on Friday launched the new Jones-Act-compliant crew transfer vessel WindServe Genesis.WindServe Marine, a sister company to the North Kingstown, R.I. shipbuilder—both part of the Reinauer Group—will operate the CTV. The vessel…

Biden Attends Steel Cutting for Great Lakes' Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

Jul 20, 2023

President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia on Thursday to attend a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation's new offshore wind rock placement vessel, touting his administration’s clean energy agenda and job creation efforts as the U…

NYK Commences Operation of CTV for Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 13, 2023

NYK has delivered Rera As, an NYK-owned crew transport vessel (CTV), to Siemens Gamesa for the Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind farm.The ClassNK certified vessel is the first CTV owned and operated by the NYK Group and is largest gross tonnage…

North Star's Grampian Derwent SOV Set to Assist with Construction and Commissioning at Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Jul 07, 2023

UK-based offshore vessel firm North Star said Friday its second hybrid-propulsion service operation vessel (SOVs) was set to be mobilized three months earlier than planned to support SSE Renewables with a new scope of work at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm…

Bernhard Schulte Offshore Orders Two Ulstein CSOVs

Jul 06, 2023

Germany-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore has awarded Norway's Ulstein Verft a contract for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) of the ULSTEIN SX222 design. The contract includes options for four additional vessels…

Prysmian Selects Name for New Cable Laying Vessel

Jun 27, 2023

Italian power cable making and installation group Prysmian Group has chosen the name Monna Lisa for the new 171-meter cable-laying vessel that is currently under construction in Romania. The vessel is the sister ship to Prysmian's Leonardo da Vinci cable layer…

Subsea Cable Laying, Protection Innovation Funded in Japan

Jun 23, 2023

NYK, as a member of a consortium of four companies (also including: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.; Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.; and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.) has been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development…

The Evolving FPSO Landscape – Healthy Demand, Changing Procurement

Jun 21, 2023

After a slowdown in activity during 2020/2021 due to soft commodity prices, demand for FPSOs is picking up.With exploration hotspots like Namibia’s Orange Basin and the East Mediterranean delivering new finds, the FPSO market outlook is healthy…

Brazil-bound FPSO Sepetiba Departs BOMESC Shipyard in China

Jun 19, 2023

The Brazil-bound FPSO Sepetiba sailed away from the BOMESC shipyard in China on June 16, 2023, following completion of the topsides integration and onshore commissioning phases.The unit—SBM Offshore’s third Fast4Ward FPSO—is transiting to the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil…

Inside the “Hot Demand” for Subsea Construction Vessels

Jun 19, 2023

A rising tide lifts all boats, as the saying goes, and while the offshore industry is currently experiencing a wide-ranging surge, there are vessel types and specific market segments that are expected to benefit more than others.One such segment is the offshore construction vessel (OCV) types…

LD Tide Orders Hybrid-ready CTV from Strategic Marine

Jun 16, 2023

France-based LD Tide has ordered a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) from Singaporean aluminum boat builder Strategic Marine.The newbuild will by a hybrid-ready StratCat 27 (SC27) designed by BMT.LD Tide, joint venture between top French shipping…

SHI to Open Offshore R&D Center in Busan

Jun 15, 2023

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has announced that it will sign an investment memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Busan City, South Korea, to establish an R&D Center.The Busan R&D Center will focus on offshore design and engineering. According to the memorandum of understanding…

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