Midi-SOV

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

Giant cable layer

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 Byrnes joins Equinor Renewables Americas.

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

Siem Topaz vessel

Siem Topaz gets extension of Taiwan offshore wind contract

Kristiansand, Norway, headquartered Siem Offshore reports that it has secured a contract extension for the AHTS Siem Topaz with a local client in Taiwan. Commencement will be in direct continuation of the

wear all day lifejacket

New “wear all day” lifejacket for offshore wind personnel

Lifesaving and survival system specialist Survitec reports that its Crewsaver brand has launched a new “wear all day” lifejacket designed specifically for the offshore wind industry. Crewsaver’s new ErgoFit SOLAS lifejacket is

offshore wind development

A tough week for U.S. offshore wind

This week has not been a good one for U.S. offshore wind. Tuesday’s much anticipated U.S. Gulf of Mexico lease sale produced only one winning bid. RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC was

Morgan Stanley has gotten onboard with Crowley's offshore wind plans

Crowley in new offshore wind JV with Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through its Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, and Crowley have created a new joint venture to advance offshore wind solutions for the United States. It will strategically combine Crowley’s

software monitors hybrid CTV performancr

How HST Marine tracks hybrid CTV performance

Purus Marine’s Swansea, U.K., based offshore wind service subsidiary HST Marine is keeping track of the performance of its hybrid crew transfer vessels (CTVs) with the help of the BareFLEET fleet monitoring

Podcast presenters

PODCAST: ABS and GLDD talk offshore wind opportunities

In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Wei Huang, ABS director of offshore wind, and Mike Greenwood, commercial director – offshore wind at Great Lakes Dredge &

Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas (WEAs)

BOEM selects Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized selection of three Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia that could support between four and eight gigawatts of energy production.

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