ABS completes floating wind turbine study for BSEE
JUNE 5, 2012 — ABS has concluded a study on the technical feasibility of floating wind turbines for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The goal was to determine how
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Cal Dive, Cashman and Hochtief unit picked for Cape Wind construction
Cape Wind has selected a joint venture team of Flatiron Construction Corp., Cal Dive International, Inc. (NYSE:DVR), and Cashman Equipment Corp. as its construction contractor to build America’s first offshore wind farm
A2SEA orders wind turbine installation vessel at COSCO Shipyard Group
Denmark’s A2SEA (owned 51 percent by DONG Energy and 49 percent by Siemens Wind Power) has signed a contract with Chinese shibuilder COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., for the construction of a
Kvichak offers patrol vessel based on Royal Marines Offshore Raiding Craft
Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., Seattle,has constructed and launched the first vessel in a new product line. The Patrol 28 is an all-aluminum vessel designed by Kvichak/Amgram Ltd., U.K. for effective operation in
Polish shipyard to build second wind farm installation jack-up
Polish shipbuilder Crist S.A. is to build a second heavy lift jack-up vessel for German construction giant Hochtief Solutions. Being built for the installation of offshore wind farms, the vessel is to
BMT Nigel Gee wins Wind Farm Support Vessel design contract
Southampton, U.K., based BMT Nigel Gee Ltd. is to supply the design for the construction of eight new 20 m Wind Farm Support Vessels, including options, to be built by Australian shipbuilder
Austal to build wind farm support vessel in Philippines
The first vessel to be built at Austal’s recently acquired shipyard in the Philippines will be a 27-meter trimaran wind farm support vessel according to the company. Construction on the wind farm
Danish Yachts building carbon fiber SWATH for wind farm service role
A Danish shipyard that specializes in superyachts is entering the commercial market with a wind farm service vessel that will see its expertise in carbon fiber hull construction applied to a SWATH
First wind farm service vessels built to new DNV class
Now in service with Maritime Craft Services on the U.K.’s Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Project, the wind farm service vessels MCS Zephyr & MCS Maestro are the first to be built
Damen Shipyards books repeat order for wind farm support vessels
Scottish offshore service provider MarineCo UK has placed an order at Damen Shipyards for two more High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs). The newbuilds are to be delivered in May and October 2012.