Empire Wind

Trump lifts Empire Wind stop work order

The Trump administration has lifted the stop work order on the Empire Wind 1 project that was imposed by Secretary of Energy Doug Burgum on April 16. The news was welcome by

WINDEA Reliance,

St. Johns Ship Building completes WINDEA CTV trio

St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., reports that it has delivered the WINDEA Reliance, the third and final vessel in a series of 30-meter aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) built for WINDEA

McDermott Advances Scarborough EPCIC with Successful FPU Floatover.

McDermott completes FPU floatover for Scarborough

McDermott reports that it has completed the safe, successful completion of fabrication, construction, and offshore floatover of the Scarborough floating production unit (FPU) topside and hull structures for Woodside Energy. The contract,

One Big Beautiful Bill

What’s in “The One Big Beautiful Bill” for offshore?

The House Ways and Means Committee yesterday released its proposed mark up of the of the 2025 tax reconciliation bill: “The One Big Beautiful Bill.” While it’s for sure big, opinions on

Smart technology agree ment

ABS and HD Hyundai Mipo in JDP on shipbuilding smart technology

ABS and South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for digital manufacturing-based automation equipment for shipyards. The focus is on leveraging smart technology in HD

Rendering of C-CSOV

DO’s four new diesel-electric C-CSOVs feature MAN L21/31 gensets

The four 96-meter construction and commissioning service offshore vessels (C-CSOVs) on order in China for operation by Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO) [see earlier story] will each feature three MAN 8L21/31 MK2 gensets.

Gov. Hochul fights Trump offshore wind energy pause

New York leads 17 state coalition filing lawsuit to end Trump offshore wind energy halt

New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to end the Trump administration’s arbitrary and indefinite halt on new offshore wind energy

Dong Fang Offore (DFO) SOV with Brunvoll systems

DFO back at Vard for a third CSOV

Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has exercised an option in its most recent subsea construction vessel contract with Fincantieri’s Vard subsidiary and is adding a third commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to

Two CSOVs alongside at Vard Langsten shipyard in Noway

VIDEO: Two North Star CSOVs are now alongside the quay at Vard Langsten

Two advanced commissioning service and operations vessels (CSOVs) under construction for Aberdeen, Scotland-headquartered North Star are now alongside the quay at the Vard Langsten shipyard in Norway, marking an important step in

Deep sea mineral XO

Trump executive order gives green light for deep sea mineral recovery

President Trump yesterday signed an executive order entitled “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources.” Though the White House has yet to release anything beyond the text of the order, the Department

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