VesselsValue sees offshore wind as opening up opportunities for liftboats

Online valuation and data provide VesselsValue has added liftboats to its coverage. Robert Day, Head of Offshore at VesselsValue, says that last year saw a spotlight on renewables, particularly offshore wind energy,

Empire Wind awards FEED contract for wind turbine foundations

In another sign that U.S. offshore wind development is moving right along, Empire Offshore Wind LLC has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract that will see Oslo-headquartered Aker Solutions study

Great Lakes Dredge reports an “exceptional” year, despite pandemic

The largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq: GLDD) today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. “Great Lakes

OMSA President Aaron Smith on PAM Portable Accommodation Modules

OPINION: Will Ferrell is right, Norway is a model for energy policy

by Aaron Smith, President and CEO, OMSA Like most Americans, I spent the Monday following the Super Bowl thinking about the ads. What stuck in my mind was GM’s ad featuring Will

Brunvoll to equip Van Oord cable layer

The next generation cable layer recently ordered by Van Oord will have a complete propulsion and maneuvering system supplied by Molde, Norway, based Brunvoll AS. As we reported earlier, (see story) the

Crowley partners with Watco for offshore wind

Aiming to provide a single-source solution for U.S. offshore wind companies, Crowley is partnering with Pittsburg, Kan., headquartered transportation service and logistics specialist Watco Companies LLC to create a terminal and supply

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New BOEM Director hits ground running with offshore wind announcement

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management has a new Director: Amanada Lefton. She most recently served as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s First Assistant Secretary for Energy

Enviromax SOV design vessel

TAI develops diesel electric hybrid Jones Act SOV design

New Orleans headquartered Technology Associates Inc. (TAI), has added a diesel-electric hybrid offshore wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) design to its EnviroMax vessel series. The TAI EnviroMax vessels have been designed

Solstad Offshore CSV wins offshore wind farm contract

Solstad Offshore ASA, Skudeneshavn, Norway, reports that it as signed a contract with MHI Vestas for hire of the construction support vessel Normand Fortress to support its walk-to-work (W2W) operations at the

Biden actions on climate change have big implications across maritime sector

President Joe Biden yesterday signed a number of Executive Orders that follow through on a commitment to take aggressive action on climate change that began on his first day in office with

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