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Ice-going SOV Concept For Offshore Wind Farms Completed
In recent months, Aker Arctic’s design team has finalised the concept for the first year-round service operation vessel (SOV) for seasonally freezing seas. The concept design can be tailored to a specific operational area and facilitates wind farms’ …
Jun 17, 2024 / Curious
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance has been contracted by Jan De Nul
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance has been contracted by Jan De Nul to carry out the secondary steel installation at the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms. Mid July 2023, the vessel mobilization for MV Lone was completed successfully, and the …
Oct 3, 2023 / Curious
Jan De Nul And Hellenic Cables Awarded Offshore Grid Connections Between TenneT’s Dolwin Kappa Platform And the N-3.7 And N-3.8 Offshore Wind Farms In Germany
Jan De Nul Group, in partnership with Hellenic Cables, has been awarded by TenneT the turnkey delivery of three HVAC offshore grid connection cables for the offshore wind farms to be developed in zones N-3.7 & N-3.8 in Germany. These cables will …
Jul 4, 2023 / Curious
Seajacks International awarded foundation installation contract for the Akita Port and Noshiro Port offshore wind farms
Seajacks Japan Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seajacks International (Seajacks) has been awarded a contract with Kajima Corporation for the transport and installation of wind turbine foundations at the Akita Port and Noshiro Port offshore wind …
May 4, 2023 / Vessels
Russia-Ukraine War: Russian ships accused of North Sea Sabotage (Video)
Recent reports suggest that Russia is allegedly operating a program to undermine the functioning of wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, according to a joint investigation by public broadcasters from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and …
Apr 20, 2023 / Curious
Equinor charters low emissions crew transfer vessel for Norfolk offshore wind operations
Seacat Columbia, one of the UK’s first low emissions vessels, has commenced its service of Equinor’s Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms. On Thursday (Oct20), Equinor confirmed it has chartered Seacat Columbia (built in 2022), a new …
Oct 21, 2022 / Vessels
ICE developed SOV design suitable for emission free operations and cost-effective maintenance of offshore wind farms
ICE has developed a Service Operation Vessel design suitable for emission free operations and cost-effective maintenance of offshore wind farms. The concept uses a battery-powered propulsion system designed to be recharged using offshore charging …
Jun 2, 2022 / Vessels
NYK Begins to Bareboat Charter Crew Transfer Vessel in Offshore Wind Industry
NYK has begun to bareboat charter a crew transfer vessel (CTV)* to service offshore wind farms with Northern Offshore Services AS (NOS), a subsidiary of the Sweden-based Northern Offshore Group AB (NOG). The CTV, which is named Energizer, is owned by …
Mar 17, 2022 / Vessels
Keppel O&M strengthens foothold in renewable energy sector with completion of offshore substations for Ørsted
When operational, the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a will be Taiwan’s first far shore and large-scale offshore wind farmsSignificant milestone in Keppel O&M’s pivot to renewables and decarbonisation solutionsKeppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel …
Sep 29, 2021 / Curious
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean establish joint venture to develop Japan’s flourishing offshore wind industry
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading marine contractor, have announced that they have officially agreed to establish a Joint Venture to focus on the construction of offshore wind farms in Japan. The new Joint Venture …
Apr 15, 2021 / Curious