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NYK Launches Japan’s Offshore Wind Ship Management Firm

Jan 14, 2025

NYK and Akita Eisen KK have established a joint company Japan Offshore Support (JOS) to provide ship maintenance and management services for offshore wind power projects, as well as training and employment for seafarersBy actively recruiting local talent…

Floating Wind: Opportunities in a Vibrant, Evolving Offshore Sector

Jan 13, 2025

Offshore Engineer interviewed global offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, for insights on the emerging offshore floating wind market through 2035, detailing the investments that need to be made now in technology…

Israeli Firm Hires Assistance to Advance Portuguese Wave Energy Project

Jan 13, 2025

Eco Wave Power has engaged Portuguese engineering firm MOQ Engineering to perform the final design and load calculations for its wave energy project in Portugal’s city of Porto.The collaboration with MOQ will focus on delivering the final civil…

SMD and Beam Go Deeper for AI-Driven Autonomous Offshore Wind Inspections

Jan 13, 2025

High-tech offshore wind services provider Beam has bought Quantum EV remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from SMD, setting out plans to equip it with an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven system to improve its operational scope and offshore wind farm servicing…

DEME, Van Oord Secure Offshore Wind Work in Taiwan

Jan 13, 2025

DEME and Van Oord have secured separate contracts from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for installation works at the 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.DEME, through its Taiwanese joint venture CDWE, has been awarded a substantial…

DNV Approves Hanwha Ocean’s Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Design

Jan 13, 2025

South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has secured an Approval in Principle (AIP) from DNV for the preliminary front-end engineering design (Pre-FEED) of its floating offshore wind turbine platform.The floating platform model awarded the AIP is Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary WindHive 15-H3…

Portugal Selects Four Offshore Wind Farm Sites Ahead of Auction

Jan 10, 2025

Portugal's government has approved four areas in the Atlantic Ocean where offshore wind farms can be installed, moving a step closer to launching the first licensing auction of offshore capacity, which it plans this year.Two of the areas are off the coast of Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal…

NextGeo Scoops $27.8M for North Sea Offshore Wind Surveys

Jan 10, 2025

Marine geosciences and offshore construction support services firm Next Geosolutions has been hired by TenneT under a $27.8 million contract to conduct an unexploded ordnances (UXO) survey off the Dutch coast, in support of the development of offshore wind farms…

Audubon Report Outlines Steps for Finding Offshore Wind and Birds Balance in US

Jan 09, 2025

The National Audubon Society has released a report that shares clear strategies and policy recommendations for balancing clean energy demand with conservation in order to combat climate change while protecting birds and their habitats.The report…

XOCEAN Nets $118M Investment to Expand Offshore Operations

Jan 09, 2025

Irish ocean data company XOCEAN has secured $118.3 million investment to support its expansion across multiple offshore segments including wind development and operations, asset integrity assurance, CCUS, and civil hydrography.XOCEAN partnered with S2G Ventures to structure the round…

Van Oord Takes Delivery of Giant Offshore Installation Vessel Boreas

Jan 08, 2025

A brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas has been handed over to Van Oord during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China.The Boreas, named after the Greek god of the Northern winds, is purpose-built for…

Floating Offshore Wind Report: What You’ll Find Inside

Jan 06, 2025

Offshore Engineer interviewed global offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, for insights on the emerging offshore floating wind market through 2035, detailing the investments that need to be made now in technology…

Boskalis to Bolster Fleet with ‘Largest Subsea Rock Installation Vessel in Industry’

Jan 06, 2025

Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has announced the latest addition to its fleet, a giant subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with a cargo capacity of 45,500 metric tons, which is set for delivery in the first quarter of 2026.The vessel…

BOEM Advances Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam

Jan 03, 2025

In support of the current administration’s goals to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the…

Equinor Reaches Financial Close for Empire Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project

Jan 02, 2025

Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project in the United States has now secured a project financing package of over $3 billion, reaching a financial close at the end of December 2024.The expected total capital investments, including fees for the use of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT)…

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