According to DNV, floating substations are the next challenge on the path to commercial scale floating wind farms. That’s because the deeper waters targeted for floating farms tend to be further offshore,
Rhode Island headquartered U.S. offshore wind farm support pioneer Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT) has ordered six Chartwell Ambitious-class crew transfer vessels (CTVs). They will be built by St. John’s Ship Building Inc.
Royal IHC has won a significant contract from another major Netherlands headquartered company, Boskalis, covering the delivery of an advanced modular cable lay spread (MCLS). The state-of-the-art cable lay system will be
The two Twin X stern offshore wind CSOVs recently ordered at Norway’s Ulstein Verft by Olympic Subsea ASA will have Corvus Energy energy storage systems (ESS). The vessels will have a variable
BAR Technologies yesterday handed over the first of its revolutionary new BARTech 30 crew transfer vessels to leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services. As part of a ceremony at
Propulsion system specialist Schottel, Spay, Germany, has introduced a new rudder propeller optimized for DP (dynamic positioning) use. Meeting the growing requirements for W2W (walk-to-work) vessels to operate efficiently and reliably, the
The mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) on order for Van Oord at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China will have an ABB integrated power, automation and propulsion system. The vessel,
The U.S. Department of the Interior is moving ahead on steps to bring offshore wind energy development to the Gulf of Maine. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made available
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA) reports that its client Quonset Development Corp. (QDC) recently celebrated the official opening of the renovated and extended Pier 2 at the Port of Davisville, R.I., creating a
Crowley has appointed Bob Karl as senior vice president and general manager of its new business unit, Crowley Wind Services. As Crowley expands the scope of its offerings in wind energy, Karl