Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles has handed over a new large jackup wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to compatriot private offshore wind construction company Boqiang Heavy Industry. The aptly named Boqiang 3060 (博强3060; “Broad Power 3060”) was designed and built by CIMC Raffles in compliance to China Classification Society (CCS) rules as well as standards covering […]
Lady Gaga famously sang that she was “on the edge of glory”. This week, we look at four companies on the edge of….well, something. Let’s check in on two construction companies, a subsea mining venture, and our favourite wind turbine installer. McDermott on the edge Finally, a judge in the UK has...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has awarded Chinese shipbuilder Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering a contract for the construction of a new heavy transport vessel. MOL’s dry bulk shipping arm MOL Drybulk will be the operator of the vessel, which will be used primarily for the transport of components of offshore...
The US Government, through the Department of the Interior, has given its approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project, making it the eighth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in US waters. With the approval, the Department of the Interior has approved more than...
Danish energy company Ørsted and wind installation specialist Cadeler have entered into a firm, long-term lease agreement for a newbuild offshore wind installation vessel. With the agreement, Ørsted secures installation vessel capacity from the first quarter of 2027 to the end of 2030 for upcoming construction projects. The signing of the long-term agreement discloses Ørsted […]
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Harold Macmillan was supposedly once asked what the most troubling problem of his time as British Prime Minister was. “Events, my dear boy, events,” was his reply. I thought I had this week’s column nailed well in advance, but offshore is an industry especially susceptible to unexpected and hard to predict “events”. So, we must […]
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China’s Taizhou Zhonghang Shipbuilding has launched a new large crane ship ordered by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for operation by its Third Harbour Engineering Bureau. Upon completion, Sanhang Xiang’an will have an LOA of 186 metres, a beam of 48 metres, and a depth of 13.5...
It seems appropriate to get all biblical this week, just after Easter. When Saint Paul wrote in his letter to the Galatians that “a man reaps what he sows,” he probably wasn’t thinking about corruption in the oil and gas industry two millennia later. But the last month has seen no less than four...
The Italian government, through the Ministry for Environment and Energy Security, has approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a new offshore wind farm that will be built in the waters off Sicily. The EIA approval for the 7SeasMed Floating Offshore Wind Project is the first EIA...
Norwegian operator Rem Offshore has awarded compatriot shipbuilder Myklebust Verft a contract for the construction of a new energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV). The vessel will be delivered to Rem Offshore in 2026. It will perform heavy construction work for both offshore wind and subsea...