Damen gains ABS approval for CTV for U.S. offshore wind market

Damen Shipyards has received ABS approval in principle for a version of its FCS 2710 offshore wind CTV (crew transfer vessel) that has been modified to meet U.S. requirements. Among other things,

Ulstein: Zero emission wind turbine installation is “today’s reality”

Ulstein: Zero emission wind turbine installation is “today’s reality” Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein has unveiled a hydrogen hybrid design offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), the Ulstein J102, that can operate

Eyeing offshore wind, Scorpio Bulkers sheds a Kamsarmax

Scorpio Bulkers has reached an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to sell the SBI Rock, a 2016 built non-scrubber-fitted Kamsarmax vessel, for a price slightly in excess of $18 million. Delivery

Clean Shipping Act of 2023

Houses passes amendment reinforcing Jones Act requirements for offshore renewables

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment by Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) to the “Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act” (H.R. 4447) that clarifies that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands

Could Trump’s latest extension of leasing moratorium to North Carolina threaten offshore wind?

In a memorandum to the Secretary of the Interior on September 25, President Donald Trump further extended the 10 year Atlantic area offshore leasing moratorium to include offshore North Carolina. You can

OMSA-NOIA webinar series underscores collaborative outlook for U.S. offshore wind

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) yesterday concluded a three-day webinar series that brought together offshore energy leaders and elected officials to discuss the outlook

Hornsea Two SOV launched in Turkey

Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard today launched the offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV) for French operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA). It is set to arrive at Ørsted’s U.K. east coast operations and maintenance

Netherlands start-up orders innovative offshore wind crew vessel

Lauwersoog, Netherlands, based Next Generation Shipyards has signed a contract to build a new design offshore wind crew service vessel said to combines the stability of a catamaran with the speed and

MacGregor to supply key system for giant offshore wind installation vessel

MacGregor has booked its largest ever single-vessel contract. It covers the supply of a system critical to the mission of what will be the world’s largest custom-built offshore wind foundation installation vessel.

BAR Technologies 30 meter CTV

Innovative 30 meter Jones Act CTV awarded ABS AiP

ABS has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an innovative 30 meter offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) design developed by Portsmouth, U.K. based naval architect firm BAR Technologies and Southampton,

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