Crane refit readies jack-up for installation of next gen wind turbines

AUGUST 10, 2018 — Brave Tern, a 132 m jack-up installation vessel operated by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, has completed a major crane refit at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam to allows it to

Schulte back at Ulstein for third offshore wind SOV

JULY 31, 2018 — Germany’s Bernard Schulte Offshore has signed a contract with Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft covering construction of an offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV). The ship will be built

Cuomo to Zinke: Time to get moving on NY offshore wind

JULY 31, 2018 — In a letter yesterday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to support New York’s offshore wind initiative by delineating

BMT wins first mid-range wind farm CTV design contract

JULY 18, 2018 — BMT has secured a new contract to design two 23m offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (CTVs) ordered at Cheoy Lee Shipyards in China by U.K. based CTV

Van Oord to buy Vroon offshore wind installation subsidiary

JULY 16, 2018 — Rotterdam, Netherlands, headquartered dredging and offshore contracting specialist Van Oord is adding to its U.K. offshore wind related capabilities by signing an agreement to acquire Vroon Group’s MPI

Giant wind farm installation jack-up ready for East Anglia ONE project

JUNE 19, 2018 — The world’s largest offshore wind installation jack-up vessel has successfully completed important maintenance checks ahead of its next large-scale offshore wind farm project. Seajacks UK reports that Scylla,

VIDEO: Jones Act compliant solution for U.S. offshore wind projects

JUNE 18, 2018 — Two Netherlands companies — GustoMSC and Barge Master — are offering a Jones Act compliant solution for installing the first wave of U.S offshore wind projects. Their motion-compensated

DOE funds offshore wind R&D consortium

JUNE 18, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to administer an $18.5 million offshore wind research and development

Blount sub-licenses MAPC to build South Boats crew transfer designs

JUNE 5, 2018 — Blount Boats, Inc., Warren, RI, has signed a sub-license agreement with Maritime Applied Physics Corp. (MAPC), Baltimore, MD, for the building of offshore wind crew transfer vessels to

Seajacks to install turbines for Taiwanese offshore wind farm

MAY 2, 2018 — U.K.-based offshore installation contractor Seajacks recently won a contract from Siemens Gamesa to install its 6MW wind turbines during Phase 2 of the 120MW Formosa 1 offshore wind

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