The order book for the wind sector just continues getting larger and larger, even as companies continue not to make much money. Wind is the Augustus Gloop segment of offshore, gorged on investment, like the character in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but liable to fall into a...
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VESSEL REVIEW | IWS Skywalker – Hybrid walk-to-work vessel for Norwegian offshore wind support specialist
China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) has handed over the first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in a series of six ordered by Norwegian offshore support company Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) for operation by its subsidiary IWS Fleet. The DNV-classed, Kongsberg Maritime-designed IWS Skywalker has an LOA of 91 metres, a beam of 19.6 metres, a […]
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COLUMN | Offshore wind: Who captures the value? TotalEnergies, BP, Shell, Ørsted and the great German offshore wind auction [Offshore Accounts]
Another month, another record auction for offshore wind farm concessions in Europe, this time in Germany. The tender allowed bidders to compete on their willingness to pa ..
Offshore Vessel News Roundup | July 14 – Taiwanese wind installation vessel, SOV conversion in US and more
It’s all wind installation and support vessels for this week’s roundup as we cover deliveries to Taiwan, Japan, and the UK plus a refitting project on behalf of a US ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Boreas Worker – New daughtercraft delivered to Norway’s Edda Wind
UK builder Alicat Workboats has handed over the first vessel in a new series of daughtercraft/crewboats ordered by Norwegian offshore support company Edda Wind. Designed ..
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COLUMN | Updates on offshore wind orders from Cyan, Havfram, Edda Wind, North Star Shipping etc. Also news on Heroic Idun ̶s̶h̶a̶k̶e̶d̶o̶w̶n̶ restitution [Offshore Accounts]
The money is still pouring into new wind vessels, even as the wider orderbook for new vessels to work in offshore oil and gas remains at zero, and has been for the best p ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Voltaire – Large turbine installation vessel joins Jan De Nul fleet
COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China, has handed over a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to the marine works provider the Jan De Nul Group. The Bureau Ver ..
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Offshore Vessel News Roundup | February 15 – UK amphibious and hybrid crewboats plus a cable guard ship for China’s inland waters
Recent deliveries include an amphibious crewboat that will support UK windfarm operations and a Chinese-built cable protection and maintenance vessel. A new daughtercraft ..
Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | December 22 – Large jackup vessel for offshore wind installation plus new dredgers for Europe, India and Argentina
New dredgers and construction vessels are being delivered to customers in Europe and South America as one vessel for a German owner is nearing completion. An order has me ..
Offshore Vessel News Roundup | November 30 – Hydrogen-powered service operation vessels plus UK-designed crewboats to be built in Asia
This latest roundup focuses on the offshore wind support sector. Construction is nearly complete on a new servicing and maintenance vessel for a Norwegian owner while wor ..