Our Maritime Business Magazines

DEME Offshore and Liftra are delighted to announce that they will join forces to develop a novel offshore installation methodology for the next generation of offshore wind turbine generators. The Liftra crane technology will be fully integrated on board DEME’s vessels on an exclusive basis. Aalborg-based Liftra is providing the design and engineering, based...

After the presentation of the detailed plans on Sif’s capital markets day of 17 March last, the USD 360 million expansion of manufacturing facilities had a head start. Immediately after the EGM of 28 March 2023 to approve the revision of the company’s articles of association, 50,000 cumulative preferred shares were issued to and...

GE Power Conversion was recently awarded a contract from Keppel Shipyard for the design, supply and delivery of two electrical modules for the Petrobras P-80 and P-83 FPSO vessels that will operate in Brazil. The integrated electrical module to be provided by GE Power Conversion is considered the ‘heart’ of the platform as it...

Recently, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy published offers for two new exploration licences related to CO2 storage under the storage regulations on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea. “The establishment of commercial capture and storage of CO2 is important for the world to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement....

The range of sustainable offshore energy sources is increasing beyond offshore wind energy. Think of hydrogen, wind, waves and sun. This changes the scope of TKI Wind op Zee’s (TKI Offshore Wind) mission and work. Starting ten years ago on mainly offshore wind energy, the last years TKI Wind op Zee has become active...

Damen Shipyards and offshore wind services provider Purus Wind have signed a contract for the build and delivery of eight new vessels. Four Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid and three Damen FCS 3210 Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) and one, 90-metre Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). The FCS 3210s and the CSOV...

James Fisher Subtech (JF Subtech) has signed its second charter agreement of 2023. Allowing for the exclusive use and operation of the multipurpose offshore vessel, Olympic Taurus, the agreement with Olympic Subsea increases JF Subtech’s vessel availability and its capacity to support additional projects and further cements its commitment to the UK offshore energy...

WindEurope’s Annual Event is returning to Denmark – the home of wind energy. The entire industry, every link in the value chain, and from every part of Europe, will be in Copenhagen from 25-27 April 2023. We are living through turbulent times and the coming years will be crucial for wind energy. Europe needs to...

The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the non-profit working to accelerate offshore wind development and build a dedicated manufacturing supply chain in the US, is marking its tenth anniversary by launching a campaign that celebrates the remarkable growth of the American offshore wind industry over the last decade. A new anniversary website highlights the...

Royal IHC has reached agreement on the sale of IQIP Holding to HAL Investments (HAL). Royal IHC had initiated a WHOA (Homologation Private Agreement Act) proceeding to convince all financial stakeholders of their financial restructuring plan including the sale of IQIP. Last week the court ratified this plan, and today the transfer of the...

Supporting Scotland’s growing offshore energy sector, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) has installed a heavy-duty pontoon system in Eyemouth Harbour as part of the new operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Neart na Gaoith offshore wind farm. The bespoke pontoon system comprises a 58m x 4m pontoon and a 27m x 4m...

Belgian partners Tractebel, DEME, and Jan De Nul introduce Seavolt, a new offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) technology. This technology is a result of joint research and development, combining the expertise of solar, environmental, and offshore experts.  The Seavolt technology (patent pending) can withstand harsh offshore conditions while creating large surfaces that are protected from...

The Belgian consortium TM EDISON (Jan De Nul and DEME) has won the tender for the construction of the world’s first artificial energy island. The construction of the foundations of the Princess Elisabeth Island will begin in early 2024 and will last 2.5 years. After that, the installation of the high-voltage infrastructure can be...

Irish crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Farra Marine, has expanded its fleet of CTVs after ordering a further seven vessels from Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International. The new CTVs – part of the WindFlex-27 series – will, when complete, see Farra Marine boast a fleet of fourteen CTVs servicing the UK and European...

The offshore wind industry gained four new recruits this week after they completed their training with East Coast College as part of a Military into Offshore Wind initiative. The programme aims to attract those seeking a new career after serving in the armed forces into the engineering construction industry. It is a collaboration between...

Damen Shipyards Group is leveraging its resources and shipbuilding expertise to become a major force in offshore construction. It sees exciting opportunities in offshore wind, in particular the emerging floating wind sector, but also recognises the potential in other segments of the offshore energy sector and aquaculture. Damen is now offering a complete construction...

In an industry first for deepwater deployment and recovery systems, Lankhorst Offshore announces the development of a new DNV Endorsement of Qualification Plan End-to-End rope splice for its LankoDeep rope. In the event the LankoDeep needs to be spliced offshore by certified personnel, an End-to-End splice can be made quickly, allowing offshore handling operations...

Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), a leader in offshore wind origination, development and construction in new and established markets around the world, has expanded its presence in Europe and opened a new office in Porto, Portugal. The new office will support COP’s ambitions to unlock offshore wind in the country, including early market assessment and...

Sif Holding has announced its USD 352 million Final Investment Decision to construct the world’s largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Construction is expected to start in April 2023. Once the expanded manufacturing plant is fully ramped-up, which is expected in the first half of 2025, the  total combined capacity of...

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, today announced that it has signed a partnership with Shoreline Offshore, a joint venture between the Quinn family, a longtime member of the fisher community in New Bedford and SEA.O.G Offshore a leading integrated logistics provider, to build out a berthing and fuelling...

Siemens Gamesa intends to build a major offshore nacelle manufacturing facility in New York state, subject to the company’s wind turbines being selected by the New York authorities in their third offshore wind solicitation. The planned facility will be located at the Port of Coeymans. It would create up to approximately 420 direct jobs,...

JDR, owned by the TFKable Group, has been awarded a contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands to supply two umbilicals for the A15 and B10 offshore conventional gas fields in the Netherlands. The fields are located in quads A & B, in a shallow water depth of 35m and are expected to recover 17.25 Mmboe,...

Clarkson Port Services, a subsidiary of Clarksons, has completed the acquisition of DHSS, a provider of integrated logistics services to the offshore renewable industry, based in the Netherlands. Established in 1997, and with a presence across a number of ports in the Netherlands, DHSS acts as a gateway to offshore wind farms, with services...

Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Enerbility, formerly Doosan Heavy Industries, announce the signing of a binding framework agreement for a strategic partnership for the South Korean offshore wind market. Marc Becker, CEO of Siemens Gamesa’s offshore business and Hongook Park, CEO of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Service Business Group represented the parties at the partnership framework...

Jan De Nul Group has chosen BOW Terminal’s Eemshaven marshalling yard for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm projects. The 242MW Gode Wind 3 and 900MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farms are owned and developed by Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted. Both wind farms are being built in the...