November 2023
In our annual workboat issue, we look at green deliveries of pilot and patrol boats and support vessels. Also, get a first-person account of the Freemantle Highway salvage story.
offshore wind
Ørsted will use suction bucket foundations for Taiwan wind farms
While monopile foundations are the most commonly used foundation solution for offshore wind turbines, where site conditions do not favor them, suction bucket foundations offer an attractive alternative. Ørsted has opted to
Another red ink quarter at GLDD
Shares in America’s largest provider of dredging services, Houston-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), fell by 13.6% Tuesday after the company reported third quarter results that included a net
Marcon releases new offshore support vessel report
Nothing is a better indicator of what’s going on in a given sector than what’s happening in the sale and purchase (S&P) market and Coupeville, Wash., shipbroker Marcon International has just released
Ørsted pulls plug on two N.J. offshore wind projects
On August 29, Danish energy giant Ørsted warned that it might write off as much as $2.12 billion because of issues with its three U.S. East Coast offshore wind projects, Ocean Wind
Crowley names Christy Guthman VP of business development for Wind Services
Crowley has named offshore wind veteran Christy Guthman as vice president of business development for its Wind Services business. Guthman most recently served as executive general manager of sales and commercial operations
Hornbeck to complete construction of two 400 class Jones Act MPSVs
Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. is to complete the two multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) that had been at the center of its recently settled lawsuit with Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.
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
Jan De Nul orders giant cable layer
Upping the ante in the cable layer market, Belgium’s Jan de Nul Group has placed an order at the CMHI shipyard in China for an extra-large cable-laying ship. Set for delivery in
Samuel Byrne joins Equinor Renewables Americas as VP of operations
Equinor reports that it has appointed Samuel Byrne as vice president of operations at Equinor Renewables Americas. Byrne most recently served as vice president responsible for operations & maintenance at Vestas Wind