Bordelon Marine promotes two
Wes Bordelon, president and CEO of Lockport, La., based offshore support and subsea services provider Bordelon Marine, reports that the company has promoted Mike Belanger to chief operating officer and Chris Martin
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OPINION: Offshore wind—the fallacy of just this once
By Aaron C. Smith, President of the Offshore Marine Service Association At home, I live in a near constant state of “just this once.” From YouTube and TikTok, to desserts and kittens,
Samsung Heavy unveils new ECO-WTIV design
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has unveiled its first proprietary Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) design. It breaks new ground by using a combination of advanced green technologies to slash CO2
NTSB reports on collision with ATB that totaled an OSV
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the November 14, 2019, incident in which, about about 2.15 p.m. local time, the offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo Truc No.
VIDEO: First SWATH SOV will serve 3 wind farms
Set to enter service later this year, the 60-meter Groene Wind is the first Service Operation Vessel ordered by the DEME Group. The Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) vessel will be
Consortium will use hybrid CTVs to testbed zero-emissions technology
Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator MHO-Co is leading a consortium that aims to develop a propulsion system that will use fuel cells and a new type of
Vard wins order for Dogger Bank SOV trio
Norwegian headquartered Fincantieri Group company Vard has secured contracts for the design and construction of three hybrid Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for Aberdeen, Scotland, based North Star Renewables. The trio will operate
Vineyard Wind selects DEME/Foss partnership for wind turbine transport installation
Vineyard Wind will use a foreign-flag wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), serviced by Jones Act compliant feeder vessels, to install the wind turbines for the first large-scale offshore wind installation in the
MARAD invites applications for $230 million in port infrastructure grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encouraging states and port authorities to apply for $230 million in discretionary grant funding for port and
White House unveils plan for massive expansion of U.S. offshore wind
With a target of generating 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, the Biden administration today announced plans to jump start the industry that, among other things, foresees the construction of four