WSM takes 50% stake in Norsea Wind
Norway’s Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is strengthening its foothold in the renewable wind energy market by taking a 50% stake in Norsea Wind AS. Tananger, Norway, headquartered NorSea Wind, founded in 2016
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Jan De Nul orders giant jack-up
Offshore wind turbines are getting larger, with units under development with heights of more than 270 m and blades 120 m long. These increases in size and installation height create problems for
Ørsted partners with WindServe to build two CTVs at U.S. shipyards
Offshore wind leader Ørsted has partnered with WindServe Marine, LLC, a member of the Staten Island, N.Y. headquartered Reinauer Group, to construct two purpose-built offshore Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). They will transport
$4.5 million boost for Rhode Island offshore wind
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource – the team behind the Revolution Wind project – have pledged $4.5 million to support offshore wind education and supply chain development for the growing offshore
Innovative designs from CMHI get DNV GL approval
Two new designs from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) — an arctic single column drilling unit and a wind turbine shuttle — have just received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society
Global offshore wind regulators meet in NYC
In another indication that the U.S.offshore wind industry is off the starting blocks, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday hosted the first meeting of the Global Offshore Wind Regulators
World Bank program aims to fast-track offshore wind in developing countries
The World Bank Group has launched a new program to fast-track the adoption of offshore wind energy in developing countries. The World Bank and sister organization IFC (International Finance Corporation) will help
ABS grants AiP for advanced Wind Turbine Transport Vessel design
JANUARY 15, 2019 — Rostock, Germany, headquartered Neptun Ship Design has been granted ABS Approval in Principal (AiP) for its Blue Azurit Wind Turbine Transport Vessel design, the first to support transporting
MAN gensets to power innovative deck carrier
JANUARY 10, 2019 — China’s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group Co,.Ltd has ordered two MAN 9L 21/31 and two MAN 6L16/24 gensets in connection with the construction of the innovative large deck carrier
Deck carrier takes large loads from small ports through tight waterways
JANUARY 8, 2019 — Designed for offshore wind projects in the North Sea and Baltic, a heavy cargo deck carrier under construction in China has been designed for a range of customer