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US Creates New Marine Sanctuary Along California Coast

Oct 14, 2024

The Biden administration on Friday announced the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary along California's central coast, a victory for the Chumash tribe that pursued the designation for a decade.The newly formed sanctuary is part of U…

OSV Operates on Green Hydrogen

Oct 14, 2024

An offshore support vessel (OSV) has successfully operated on green hydrogen in the German Wadden Sea.Aiming to minimize its environmental impact, operator Acta Marine, based in the Netherlands, decided to install eCap Marine’s containerized…

Korean Firm Certifies Its Hybrid Offshore Wind CTV Design

Oct 02, 2024

Korean maritime service company MARCON has secured an approval in principle (AiP) from Korean Register (KR) for its crew transfer vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms.The CTV that received the…

BOEM Postpones Oregon’s Offshore Wind Lease Sale

Sep 30, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has decided to delay the offshore wind energy auction planned for potential lease areas offshore Oregon due to insufficient bidder interest at this time.On August 29, 2024, the Department of the Interior…

Cadeler’s Newbuild Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Up for Asia-Pacific Work

Sep 30, 2024

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has secured a vessel reservation agreement for one of its newbuild wind turbine installation vessels for a pipeline of offshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific region.The vessel reservation agreement…

One of the World's Largest Offshore Wind Developers Could Be for Sale

Oct 01, 2024

Australia's Macquarie has engaged advisors for a potential sale of its subsidiary Corio Generation, one of the world's largest offshore-wind developers, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.Corio oversees a 30-gigawatt pipeline of offshore wind projects spanning Europe…

North Star Invites Public to Coin the Name for ‘New Kid on the Dock’

Oct 02, 2024

North Star, ScottishPower Renewables and Siemens Gamesa have launched a competition for local people in East Anglia to suggest the name for a new hybrid-powered service operation vessel (SOV), bound for work at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm…

Denmark Postpones Hydrogen Pipeline to Germany

Oct 08, 2024

Denmark will postpone the rollout of a green hydrogen transmission pipeline between western Denmark and northern Germany by three years to 2031 from 2028, the country's energy ministry said on Tuesday.Denmark has worked with transmission system…

OceanAlpha Set for One-Year USV Exhibit in Middle East

Sep 17, 2024

Hong Kong-based developed of uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) OceanAlpha has unveiled plans for year-long showcase of its USVs across the Middle East Region for offshore energy sector and other maritime industries.Beginning in Qatar’s Doha, the…

RWE Hires Lamprell to Deliver Transition Pieces for 2.8GW Norfolk Vanguard OW Projects

Sep 26, 2024

RWE has awarded two key contracts to Lamprell for the supply of 184 transition pieces to its two east coast UK offshore wind projects currently under development, Norfolk Vanguard West and Norfolk Vanguard East.The award underlines RWE’s continued…

Viking Supply Ships to Upgrade Four AHTS with Subsea Cranes

Oct 07, 2024

Sweden-based Viking Supply Ships announced it has secured a contract for four 100-ton heave-compensated offshore cranes to be installed on its fleet of ice classed anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels.These advanced cranes will enhance the vessels' capabilities…

Vattenfall and BASF Pick Havfram for Nordlicht Offshore Wind Cluster Job

Sep 25, 2024

Havfram, a provider of transport and installation services for the offshore wind industry, has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall and BASF for their Nordlicht offshore wind farm cluster.The Nordlicht wind farm zone, located 85 kilometers north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea…

Vattenfall Signs Up Van Oord’s Jack-Up Vessel for Offshore Wind Servicing

Oct 02, 2024

Vattenfall has signed a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution, which will be tasked with offshore wind turbine maintenance.The contract will provide guaranteed availability of the vessel for several months each year…

Havfram Gets Turbine Installation Job at German Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 25, 2024

Havfram has signed a contract with Luxcara, an independent German asset manager specialized in clean energy infrastructure projects, for the transport and installation support of wind turbines for the Waterkant offshore wind farm in the German North Sea…

South Korea’s GS Entec Engages Finnish Specialist for XXXL OW Monopiles Services

Sep 25, 2024

Finnish welding and automation solutions specialist Pemamek has secured an order from South Korea’s equipment manufacturer GS Entec, which will enhance its capacity to produce large-scale XXXL monopiles for offshore wind.The order involves a…

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