Q&A: Bureau Veritas on North American projects
Marine Log (ML): How did Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore come about in North America? Kristen Wilson (KW): Bureau Veritas (BV) was founded as a Marine Assurance Company in Antwerp, Belgium, in
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Could Midi-SOV be an offshore wind game changer?
Southampton, U.K., based Chartwell Marine has partnered with Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary to introduce the Midi-SOV. The 55-meter offshore wind service vessel combines the two companies’ expertise in crew transfer vessels
SEACOR Marine in agreement with new Jones Act CTV player Blue Ocean Transfers
Garden City, N.Y., headquartered McQuilling Renewables has reached an agreement that will see SEACOR Marine provide technical and operational management of vessels operated by new Jones Act CTV player Blue Ocean Transfers
Parallel-hybrid CTV goes to work at German offshore wind farms
Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International has delivered the first crew transfer vessel (CTV) to use Volvo Penta’s new parallel hybrid system together with IPS propulsion. Designed by Incat Crowther for Emden, Germany based
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs JV orders hybrid-ready CTV at Strategic Marine
Singapore’s Strategic Marine shipyard has booked an order to build a BMT-designed, hybrid-ready StratCat 27 crew transfer vessel (CTV). The order has been placed by the LD Tide joint venture between France’s
Northern Offshore Services orders next-gen CTV duo
Copenhagen-headquartered Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has ordered two next-generation offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTV) at Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard for deliveries for in 2024. The two vessels will be the first in
Offshore wind vessel ordering gathers momentum
Offshore wind vessel developments are picking up pace worldwide, generating a wide range of new designs for everything from massive wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) through to the crew transfer vessels that
Q&A: Danfoss’ Editron division on offshore CTV project
In order to achieve its net-zero emissions target, the U.K. government is committed to quadrupling its offshore wind farm capacity to 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and is planning on raising this
HST Marine selects BMT design for four hybrid CTVs
Purus Marine’s Swansea, U.K. based offshore wind service subsidiary HST Marine has selected BMT’s StratCat 27 design for four hybrid crew transfer vessels it has ordered from Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine. Set
Farra Marine orders seven Incat Crowther designed CTVs
Dublin, Ireland, headquartered crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Farra Marine has placed an order with Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International that will see it double its fleet to a total of