The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has launched a tender for a benthic survey of the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone. The survey, commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), will collect factual benthic data to verify the findings of a desktop reef detection study, the results of which ar
A proposed merger between Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem and the Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 is facing deeper scrutiny in the European Union (EU) over offshore market concentration due to subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) and carbon capture and s
Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie has launched a public tender seeking a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) from a new-build offshore wind farm as part of its target to source 40% of its energy from carbon-free sources by 2030. Through the tender, Gasunie is seeking to procure 40 MW of
PosHYdon, the first project in the world to combine offshore wind power, hydrogen production, and natural gas production at sea, has started the production of green hydrogen on an operational offshore platform in the North Sea. The Q13a-A platform, operated by Eni Energy Netherlands, is located appr
Chinese cable manufacturer Far East Cable has started construction of a new large-capacity multipurpose cable-laying vessel (CLV) at ZPMC’s shipyard in Shanghai, with the vessel set to support offshore wind, subsea interconnectors, and telecommunication cable installation projects. According to ZPMC
Belgium-headquartered GEOxyz is bringing its capabilities to South Korea with the establishment of a strategic partnership with local companies for the provision of offshore survey services. GEOxyz reported today, July 23, that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SKY Offshore and
Van Oord has wrapped up the rock installation works at the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm, owned and developed by Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell, Eneco, and Chubu Electric Power. Using its vessels Bravenes and Nordnes, Van Oord installed a total of 300,000 tons of rock that will
XOCEAN is set to begin a geophysical survey of a potential offshore export cable corridor for the proposed Bellrock floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. According to a Notice to Mariners, the survey campaign is scheduled to commence no earlier than July 26 and is expected to take around 60 days
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the delivery of its second cable-laying vessel (CLV) ahead of the planned schedule, following the acquisition from Norwegian DOF Group. Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representing the second of
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products, technologies, or services within the offshore energy sector to apply for its third innovation call. The Innovation C
WIND, a Netherlands-based company delivering subsea cable logistics, cable recovery, and related services, has opened a cable storage and offshore service hub in Sweden to serve the Baltic region. WIND Group has signed a long-term agreement with Smålandshamnar to establish the dedicated yard in the
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has put into operation a new, latest-generation heavy-duty plough developed by the UK’s SMD, stating that it is its most powerful and largest so far. The plough is one of two that have been procured from SMD and will be used for burying power cables at a maximum of fiv
Türkiye’s Tersan Shipyard has begun the construction of an ultra-large cable-laying vessel (CLV) for South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution. LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard for the construction of the vessel in June 2025, representing an investmen
Boskalis has christened its new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel, described by the company as the largest in the industry, following a year and a half of conversion work. Windpiper, whose purchase Boskalis announced in January 2025, was developed by converting an existing vessel into an SRI ves
