Norwegian shipyard Havyard Leirvik (formerly New Havyard Ship Technology) recently handed over the first unit in a new series of three windfarm service operation vessels ..
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COLUMN | The wind bubble moves to service operation vessels
Speculative capital is now investing in high specification, purpose-built ships to support wind farms that have not even yet been installed. We have previously covered ..
Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – March 12, 2021
The latest succession of offshore vessel charters to be awarded indicate continuing activity in the UK offshore wind market. However, the recent awards show work is also ..
Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – February 5, 2021
Platform supply vessels (PSVs) and construction support vessels (CSVs) take centre stage in this week’s roundup of recently awarded offshore charters. Just as ..
Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – January 22, 2021
The latest series of recently announced offshore energy projects around the world covers an assortment that includes installation, decommissioning, drilling, and IMR, ..
Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – January 8, 2021
The New Year brings good news for the global offshore projects sector, with key contracts being approved and others already underway and some even successfully concluded. ..
Cemre launches new service vessel for Esvagt
Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has launched a new windfarm service vessel slated for Danish operator Esvagt. The 70- by 16-metre vessel is classed by BV and designed by ..
Jiangsu Zhenjiang delivers second 10,000DWT heavy transport ship to UWL
China’s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard handed over a new offshore heavy transport ship to German owner United Wind Logistics (UWL) on Friday, October 23. Bravewind has ..
COLUMN | Quick Updates: BP, Equinor, Edda, Wilhelmsen, Hornbeck, MAGE and Sevnor [Offshore Accounts]
For the last three weeks we have been distracted by the mania for offshore wind (here, here and here). So, too has BP’s visionary CEO Bernard Looney. He has announced ..
COLUMN | Blowing into new frontiers – Part Three [Offshore Accounts]
“Never pass up the opportunity to have sex or appear on television,” advised American writer Gore Vidal. For Norwegians, he could also have added never to miss the ..