Offshore Wind News

 

Boskalis Set to Install Inter-Array Cables at Zeevonk Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 01, 2026

Boskalis has secured a contract to transport and install inter-array cables for the first phase of the Zeevonk Offshore Wind Farm in the Dutch North Sea.The contract, awarded by Zeevonk, a joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), covers the transport and installation of about 149 kilometers of 66 kV inter-array cables connecting 69 wind turbines.Boskalis will also carry out cable testing and termination…

Acta Marine Christens Vestas-Chartered CSOV Newbuild

Oct 02, 2026

Dutch offshore vessel owner Acta Marine has christened its commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) Acta Hercules in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, as the company moves closer to completing its four-vessel newbuild program.Acta Hercules was…

Siemens Energy Picks EST-Floattech for Marco Polo's CSOV Battery System

Oct 01, 2026

Siemens Energy has contracted EST-Floattech to supply a battery system of more than 1 MWh for Marco Polo Marine's new CSOV Plus, a vessel designed to work in both offshore wind and oil and gas operations.The Octopus High Energy battery system…

DEME Installs Final Monopile at Nordlicht I Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 01, 2026

DEME has installed the 68th and final monopile at Vattenfall's 980 MW Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, completing the project's monopile installation campaign.The milestone follows installation of the first monopile in July and the first transition piece in August…

IWS Places $300M Order for Four New Skywalker-Class CSOVs

Oct 01, 2026

Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) subsidiary IWS Fleet has ordered four Skywalker-class commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) for a combined firm yard price of around $301 million (€260 million), expanding its owned fleet from six to 10 CSOVs…

Ørsted’s First UK Offshore Wind Farm Turns 20

Sep 30, 2026

Ørsted’s 90 MW Barrow Offshore Wind Farm has marked 20 years of commercial operations, a milestone that also represents two decades since the company began generating power in the UK.Located 7 km southwest of Walney Island in the East Irish Sea…

China Three Gorges Links First Qingzhou V and VII Wind Turbines to Grid

Sep 30, 2026

China Three Gorges Corporation has connected the first batch of turbines at its Yangjiang Qingzhou V and VII offshore wind project to the grid, enabling the transfer of clean power from the site located offshore Guangdong Province.The connection…

SSE Picks Montrose Port for 1.4GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Ops Base

Sep 29, 2026

SSE has selected Montrose Port as the preferred operations and maintenance base for its planned 1.4 GW Berwick Bank B offshore wind farm off Scotland, a move expected to create 100 full-time jobs.The new operational hub will be located at Montrose Port's South Harbour…

Dajin Picks Ulstein Design for Offshore Installation Vessel

Sep 28, 2026

Dajin Heavy Industry has selected Ulstein's ULSTEIN HX122 design for an offshore installation vessel capable of installing future 4XL monopiles, expanding the offshore wind foundation supplier's activities into offshore installation.The vessel…

Van Oord Names Next-Generation Fallpipe Vessel Pair

Sep 24, 2026

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

Sep 24, 2026

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

Sep 24, 2026

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…

Ørsted, Nuveen Inaugurate 913MW German Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 24, 2026

Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure have inaugurated the 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, Ørsted's largest offshore wind project in the country.The wind farm, owned equally by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure…

InCommodities Signs Offshore Wind PPA with Skyborn Renewables

Sep 24, 2026

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

Sep 24, 2026

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…

Current News

Aker BP Names New Executive Management Team

Aker BP Names New Executive Ma

Eco Atlantic’s Namibia Farm-Down to BP Clears Final Approval

Eco Atlantic’s Namibia Farm-Do

DOF Nears Large Contract for I-Class Vessel

DOF Nears Large Contract for I

New Owner to Extend Life of Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm

New Owner to Extend Life of Ge

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine