ESVAGT orders SOV to support 15 year MHI Vestas contract

AUGUST 24, 2017 — Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered ESVAGT is to build a new service operation vessel (SOV) to support MHI Vestas Offshore Wind in its Deutsche Bucht wind farm project. ESVAGT has

France’s first wind farm to feature floating wind turbines

JULY 27, 2017—While the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and others in Europe have embraced offshore wind energy, France has not yet installed any turbines offshore. That will change this year, however, with

VIDEO: Vroon christens first walk-to-work vessel

JULY 25, 2017 — Vroon B.V. christened its first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel in a July 20 ceremony, held at the Damen Shiprepair shipyard in Amsterdam, in which the vessel was named VOS

Cleveland offshore wind farm would be first in freshwater

JULY 14, 2017—While much of the discussion about offshore wind farms in the U.S. has focused on the Eastern Seaboard, one developer is moving forward with a project on Lake Erie near

AMC delivers versatile windfarm support vessel

JULY 6, 2017 — After a record build time, Cowes, U.K., shipyard Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) this week handed over the windfarm support vessel MO4 to family-owned Mainprize Offshore, based in Scarborough,

MacGregor expands its offshore wind market solutions

JUNE 6, 2017 — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is continuing to develop its offerings for the offshore wind energy market and is participating at this week’s Offshore Wind Energy event in London,

Vroon’s VOS Start starts mobilizing in Amsterdam shipyard

JUNE 6, 2017 — Breda, Netherlands, headquartered Vroon reports that VOS Start, the company’s first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel, has arrived in Amsterdam. The 80 m x 18.4 m vessel, which was built

New Damen design is aimed at marine renewables sector

MAY 17, 2017 — Damen Shipyards has launched the first of a new type of vessel — Renewables Service Vessel (RSV) 3315, a new type, which has been developed in close cooperation

Legislators seek offshore wind tax credits

MAY 15, 2017 — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02) have reintroduced legislation intended to spur the growth of offshore wind energy in the United

Maryland gives offshore wind a boost

MAY 12, 2017—Offshore wind on the U.S. East Coast got a big boost yesterday when the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) awarded offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) to two projects to

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