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Principle Power Gets O&M Job at French Floating Wind Farm

Jul 15, 2026

Principle Power has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) support contract for the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind project in the French Mediterranean, operated by Ocean Winds in partnership with Banque des Territoires…

Windcat, Ørsted Extend CTV Partnership

Jul 15, 2026

Windcat has secured long-term contracts with Ørsted to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services supporting the offshore wind developer's operations from Grimsby in northeast England.The agreements, which began in June, have a firm term of five years with options for extension…

Celtic Sea Developers Form Floating Wind Forum

Jul 14, 2026

Developers of floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea have established a new forum to support collaboration and help maximize the benefits of offshore wind development across Wales and southwest England.The Celtic Sea Forum brings…

Voyage Optimization Pilot Cuts Sleipnir Vessel’s Atlantic Transit by 2.5 Days

Jul 13, 2026

Heerema Marine Contractors has reduced the North Atlantic transit time of its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir by 2.5 days following a voyage optimization pilot with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite.The data-driven pilot…

Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Electricity to Polish Grid

Jul 10, 2026

Electricity generated by the Baltic Power offshore wind farm has been fed to Poland’s national power grid for the first time, marking one of the final stages in the development of the country’s first wind farm in the Baltic Sea.A first turbine has started generating electricity as the 1…

Marco Polo, Siemens Gamesa Ink Two-CSOV Framework Agreement

Jul 10, 2026

Singapore-listed marine logistics company Marco Polo Marine's offshore wind division, PKR Offshore, has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the deployment and charter of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) for offshore wind projects in Asia…

Saitec Tests Nature Inclusive Design Installations at Floating Wind Platform

Jul 09, 2026

Saitec Offshore Technologies, through DemoSATH Lab, is using its operating floating wind demonstrator as a real-scale testing ground to study environmental interactions, improve monitoring methods, and explore solutions that support coexistence with marine biodiversity…

Glamox Acquires UK Defense Lighting Specialist Consolite

Jul 09, 2026

Norwegian lighting specialist Glamox has agreed to acquire U.K.-based Consolite Technology, expanding its naval and defense business with specialized military lighting and optical communication technologies.Consolite develops military lighting…

TRIG to Exit Batrice Offshore Wind Farm in $200M Stake Sale Deal

Jul 09, 2026

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has signed a sale and purchase agreement to divest its 17.5% stake in Scotland's 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm for about $207 million (£155 million).The agreement follows TRIG's June 15 announcement that funds managed by Equitix Investment Management…

NextFloat Floating Wind Pilot Clears Key Spanish Regulatory Hurdle

Jul 08, 2026

The PlemCat floating offshore wind test site in the Spanish Mediterranean has secured a favorable Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle for deployment of X1 Wind's 8.5 MW X100 platform under the NextFloat project…

Bernhard Schulte Takes Delivery of Final CSOV in New Fleet Series

Jul 06, 2026

Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of Windea Clarke, the fourth and final commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in its latest newbuild series, with the vessel set to enter a seasonal charter on a UK North Sea offshore wind project…

New 760MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

Jul 06, 2026

The 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea has produced its first power after connecting to TenneT’s offshore grid, with full commercial power delivery expected by the end of 2026.Located 53 km off the Dutch coast…

Boskalis Christens 'World’s Largest' Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

Jul 06, 2026

Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has christened the Windpiper, which it describes as the world’s largest subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel, following an 18-month conversion project.The 227-meter-long and 40-meter-wide vessel was officially christened on July 3 by Ms…

JERA Nex bp Boosts Belgian Offshore Wind Stakes

Jul 06, 2026

JERA Nex bp has completed the acquisition of Sumitomo Corporation’s stakes in the Northwester 2 and Nobelwind offshore wind farms, increasing its ownership of the two Belgian projects.The transaction raises JERA Nex bp’s ownership of the 219…

Vattenfall Installs First Monopile on Germany's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 02, 2026

Vattenfall has started offshore construction of its Nordlicht offshore wind cluster in the German North Sea with the installation of the first monopile for the Nordlicht I wind farm.The achievement marks the start of a key offshore construction phase for the Nordlicht cluster…

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