Van Oord has been contracted by Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the construction of the Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea off Germany. Van Oord’s scope includes the transport and installation of 21 XL monopiles and transition pieces and the design, supply, and installation of the...
Should hydrogen ever become the long-distance trucking fuel of the future, its abilities are increasingly likely to be proved out first in applications other than an 18-wheeler.
One test of hydrogen’s reliability as a fuel is ongoing along the San Francisco waterfront, where a company called Switch is already operating a hydrogen-powered ferry, the Sea Change. The catamaran ferry launched in August.
The ability to move from one hydrogen-powered vessel to a bigger fleet got a boost last month with...
The offshore wind revolution is creating unprecedented demand for offshore cable installation. For most of the history of the offshore industry, electrical cable connecti ..
This week’s summary of completed and newly awarded offshore projects turns the focus on offshore wind, highlighting the pace of continuing development in this ..
The latest succession of offshore projects worldwide includes both completed works and new ones in the pipeline. There’s been plenty of action in offshore wind in ..
RMT welcome publicity funded Shields ferry project in North Tyneside
SHIELDS FERRY UNION RMT today welcomed the plan from Nexus and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership for a new £8.8m landing for the Shields Ferry on Western Quay in North Tyneside.
In a letter to NEXUS welcoming the proposal, RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said;
“RMT members on the Shields Ferry and across Nexus welcome this progressive decision to invest in a new landing at Western Quay and look forward to...
Van Oord has been selected by Germany-based multinational energy company RWE as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation ..
Van Oord has been awarded a balance of plant contract from CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, for construction of the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind ..
Ørsted and Van Oord have successfully installed all 94 array cables connecting the turbines of the Borselle I and II offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The cables ..