Offshore wind: U.S. still playing catch up
Worldwide, the offshore wind industry’s global installed capacity is set to exceed 250 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, driven by a surge in coming projects, a Rystad Energy report shows. The combined capital
Worldwide, the offshore wind industry’s global installed capacity is set to exceed 250 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, driven by a surge in coming projects, a Rystad Energy report shows. The combined capital
Schiedam, Netherlands, based Huisman Equipment B.V. is introducing a motion compensated platform to quickly and safely transfer wind turbine components from a Jones Act feeder vessel to an internationally flagged wind turbine
At March’s TTB 2021, Jonathan Zier, manager-business development of offshore services for Crowley Maritime, spoke on tug and barge opportunities for U.S. offshore wind installations. Last month, Zier told us more. Marine
Rotterdam, Netherlands, headquartered motion compensation specialist Barge Master BV has developed a solution for Jones Act compliant feedering of Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs). Barge Master’s BM-Feeder is a new motion compensated
New Orleans, La., headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine announced that CEO and Chairman of the Board Shane Guidry has formed a private holding company and purchased approximately 831,000 shares of common stock
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has taken another step forward in its plans to build a subsea rock installation vessel to support U.S. offshore wind farm projects. As we
Port NOLA Sees Downtime Improvements While there is no doubt that COVID-19 has shuttered cruising operations around the world, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) Market Manager Jessica Ragusa says that
The Biden administration’s plans to jump-start U.S. offshore wind will generate a boom in demand for specialized Jones Act-compliant vessels and services. Although there are many similarities between the requirements of this
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,
When the giant Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, for Virginia’s Dominion Energy, goes to work, on offshore wind projects,