Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has entered into a contract to provide engineering services for an offshore wind development project on the UK Continental Shelf. The contract with an undisclosed client is for a term of approximately three years. OWC’s scope of work under the contract includes Owners
Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up Pacific Orca has been equipped with a mobile workshop to facilitate onboard maintenance of nacelles during the maintenance and service agreement with Siemens Gamesa. This new workshop will enable Siemens Gamesa’s Heavy Lift team to repair various types of nacelles directly
Ørsted is building a new 3,000m2 central warehouse at a disused DFDS terminal in Port Esbjerg, Denmark. Slated for completion this summer, the facility will be used for main components for the wind turbine industry, such as gearboxes, generators, and transformers. ”We need more space for our operati
Transition is a fact of life. Be it in your personal circumstances, as a company, but even as an industry. The need to innovate and transition to a new outlook are key in remaining relevant and future-proof. Being future-proof within oil, gas, offshore wind, marine energy and maritime industries mea
The UK offshore wind industry has pledged to employ at least 3,000 apprentices between now and the end of the decade, the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) said. They will work in a wide variety of jobs from turbine technicians and maintenance engineers to roles in management and finance, OWIC s
Ørsted has reported an increase of DKK 1 billion (circa EUR 134 million) in its full-year EBITDA guidance due to updated assumptions regarding the divestment of the transmission asset for the Hornsea One offshore wind farm. The Danish company said it now expects EBITDA excluding earnings from new pa
Ørsted has reported an increase of DKK 1 billion (circa EUR 134 million) in its full-year EBITDA guidance due to updated assumptions regarding the divestment of the transmission asset for the Hornsea One offshore wind farm. The Danish company said it now expects EBITDA excluding earnings from new pa
Offshore wind major Ørsted has opened a United States Innovation Hub in Providence, Rhode Island as part of its commitment to building an offshore wind industry supply chain in the US. With its seven work stations at Providence’s CIC workspace, the Innovation Hub will serve as the physical location
Chalkis Shipyards and a number of Greek institutions are collaborating on a project seeking to study the potential of floating offshore wind in the Greek Seas. The WIndfloat.gr – Innovative Design of Floating Wind Plants for the Greek Seas project seeks to exploit the wind potential of the Greek Sea
J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO) is now the full owner of Global Marine Group (GMG), after completing the acquisition announced in January 2020.
The China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard has launched the hull of Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) Alfa Lift vessel into the water, so it could be shifted to a site where the final assembly will take place.
TenneT TSO B.V. and Iv-Offshore & Energy B.V. have signed a contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of the first 525kV offshore grid connection. The FEED is part of the development of a new standard design for two 2GW network connections to the IJmuiden Ver wind farms. The two High
TenneT TSO B.V. and Iv-Offshore & Energy B.V. have signed a contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of the first 525kV offshore grid connection. The FEED is part of the development of a new standard design for two 2GW network connections to the IJmuiden Ver wind farms. The two High
Singapore-headquartered PaxOcean Group has signed a contract to build a self-elevating platform (SEP) for Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction. Scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2022, the SEP is of a GustoMSC design, equipped with four tubular legs and four azimuth thrusters. The vessel w
