MAY 15, 2017 — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02) have reintroduced legislation intended to spur the growth of offshore wind energy in the United
MAY 12, 2017—Offshore wind on the U.S. East Coast got a big boost yesterday when the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) awarded offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) to two projects to
APRIL 28, 2017 — Finland’s oldest operating ferry will be relaunched tomorrow as its first all-electric passenger vessel after being fitted with a Visedo zero-emission electric drivetrain. The historic ferry Föri initially
APRIL 28, 2017 — Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has been awarded a contract for the mooring installation of FLOATGEN, the first floating wind turbine in France. Designed by Ideol, it is
APRIL 10, 2017 — Abu Dhabi headquartered Gulf Marine Services (LSE: GMS), a leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs), reports that it has been awarded two new long-term contracts
MARCH 27, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built offshore wind Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability,. When completed, Bibby
MARCH 5, 2017 — Norway’s Ulstein Group has delivered the second of two SX 175 design wind farm service vessels built for Hamburg based shipping company Bernhard Schulte and Beijing based financial
FEBRUARY 8, 2017 — Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group, Paris, France, has ordered a new Wind Farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) based on a design from Salt Ship Design in Stord, Norway. The
FEBRUARY 7, 2017— Ulstein and Rotterdam headquartered offshore consultancy SeaOwls have launched a pioneering heavy-lift jack-up vessel design called SOUL aimed at installing the next generation 10-12 MW offshore wind turbines in
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 — Almost exactly one year after ordering a giant 232.2 m LNG fueled “smart” cruise ferry at Spain’s LaNaval shipyard, ferry operator Baleària has signed a EUR 200 million