Inevitably, offshore wind developers are looking to the courts to overturn the pause imposed by the Department of the Interior on Dec. 22, 2025 on the leases for all large-scale offshore wind
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Rhode Island Gov, Dan McKee have written Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum demanding the immediate lifting of
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ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the designs of a cable jointing vessel and a cable burial vessel developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL). The certification demonstrates the
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Houston-headquartered Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) reports that it has secured a multi-year contract with a major operator for riserless plug and abandonment (P&A) operations on up to 34 subsea
In another assault on the U.S. offshore wind industry, the Department of the Interior announced today that it is pausing—effective immediately—the leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the
Singapore-headquartered Seatrium Limited reported today that its Seatrium Energy (International) Pte Ltd unit (SEI) and Maersk Offshore Wind affiliate Phoenix II A/S have resolved a dispute that began back in October when
Straume, Norway, headquartered ScanReach reports that its ConnectPOB personnel-on-board and safety platform has been selected for the series of four newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) ordered by Hamburg-headquartered Windward Offshore from
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ABB reports that it has verified a major advance in vessel dynamic positioning (DP) technology, following successful Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) proving trials and sea trials on board the new
In a ruling in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Judge Patti B. Saris yesterday struck down President Trump’s halt on approvals of all wind energy projects on federal lands
This month Jan De Nul will commission two high-tech simulators at its Aalst, Belgium office, one a crane simulator for offshore wind farm installation, the other a simulator for cutter suction dredge