BOEM sets date for California offshore wind lease sale
The Department of the Interior has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on December 6, 2022, for areas on the Outer
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Equinor appoints new president of U.S. offshore wind business
Molly Morris will serve as the new president of Equinor Wind US, effective January 1, 2023, succeeding Siri Espedal Kindem, who will take on a new opportunity within Equinor. Morris joined Equinor
DEME selects Seaqualize heave compensation solution for Vineyard Wind 1 installation
DEME Offshore US LLC is to use a new heave-compensated offshore lifting solution on its contract to install the wind turbines for the first large-scale offshore wind installation in the U.S., Vineyard
Crowley moves forward on Salem Wind terminal
In the latest milestone toward the development of the second major offshore wind port terminal in Massachusetts, Crowley has completed the purchase of 42 acres in Salem. The Salem Harbor Wind Terminal
Damen plans new, bigger, anchor handler class for floating wind
The U.S. is not alone in having ambitious targets for floating offshore wind. Forecasts indicate that by 2050 over 200 GW of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation worldwide,
World’s first amphibious CTV coming along at Diverse Marine
Although it was announced earlier this year, the “world’s first” amphibious crew transfer vessel (CTV) is rapidly approaching the completion of its fabrication phase. Germany-based RWE, in partnership with Commercial Rib Charters
Corvus Energy to supply ESS for Olympic CSOV duo
The two Twin X stern offshore wind CSOVs recently ordered at Norway’s Ulstein Verft by Olympic Subsea ASA will have Corvus Energy energy storage systems (ESS). The vessels will have a variable
Seacat Services takes delivery of first BARTech 30 CTV
BAR Technologies yesterday handed over the first of its revolutionary new BARTech 30 crew transfer vessels to leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services. As part of a ceremony at
Schottel introduces new DP-optimized rudder propeller for offshore wind
Propulsion system specialist Schottel, Spay, Germany, has introduced a new rudder propeller optimized for DP (dynamic positioning) use. Meeting the growing requirements for W2W (walk-to-work) vessels to operate efficiently and reliably, the
ABB solutions selected for Van Oord mega WTIV
The mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) on order for Van Oord at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China will have an ABB integrated power, automation and propulsion system. The vessel,