TotalEnergies, as shareholder of Offshore Wind One, has been awarded the maritime concession N-11.2 by the German Federal Network Agency, following auctions held in Germany. Located in the North Sea, around 120 kilometers north-west of the German island of Heligoland, concession N-11.2 (1.5 GW)...
Offshore Construction
COLUMN | Drip, drip, drip: Marinakis orders eight PSVs; DSOC jackup moves; Paratus and Northern Ocean raise capital [Offshore Accounts]
There was only one story in offshore this week, the news that Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis has doubled down on this bet on the platform supply vessel (PSV) market by making the single biggest order in the entire segment in the last decade. His Capital Offshore has placed an order for four firm diesel-electric, DP2, […]
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Consortium tapped to connect Princess Elisabeth energy island to Belgian high-voltage grid
A consortium formed by Jan De Nul and LS Cable and System has been awarded a contract to supply, install, and test three 220kV alternating current cables. These subsea cables will transmit renewable energy from the Princess Elisabeth artificial energy island to the Belgian high-voltage onshore...
US marine economy continued upward trend in 2022
The American marine economy continued to bolster the US in 2022 as demonstrated by increased sales and jobs. This is according to the most recent statistics from the annual Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA) released by two Department of Commerce agencies – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
VESSEL REVIEW | Qifan 19 – Chinese cable-laying vessel boasts 10,000-tonne capacity
China’s Jiangsu Haixin Shipping Heavy Industry has handed over a new cable-laying vessel to Zhejiang Qiming Offshore Electric Power Engineering. The non-self-propelled Qifan 19 (启帆19) will be deployed primarily in support of offshore wind energy projects by installing submarine cables through which wind farms will supply electricity to numerous end users. Capable of working with […]
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New dive support vessel for UAE operator completes sea trials
UAE marine services provider CCC Underwater Engineering (CCCUWE) has confirmed that sea trials have been completed on Wadad Aletheia, its newest dive support and construction vessel (DSCV). The 149.5-metre-long, multi-purpose ice class vessel is built for worldwide subsea operations. The...
South Korean yard launches lead unit of new installation vessel series for Cadeler
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has launched the first unit in a new series of wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) ordered by Cadeler. The vessel, which has been named Wind Maker, is scheduled to be delivered to Cadeler in the first quarter of 2025. The GustoMSC-designed WTIV will...
NKT names methanol-fuelled cable-laying vessel
NKT has confirmed that its future methanol-fuelled cable-laying vessel will be named NKT Eleonora. NKT said the name was selected since it meant “shining light.” It was also chosen to honour Ulrika Eleonora, a Danish-born who reigned as Queen of Sweden and then Queen Consort between 1718 and 1741....
DEME christens new large fallpipe vessel
DEME held a formal naming ceremony for its new fallpipe vessel in Zeebrugge, Belgium, on Tuesday, June 4. Yellowstone boasts a payload capacity of 37,000 tonnes, making it one of the largest fallpipe vessels in operation today. The vessel will sail for the United States this summer to work on the...
New derrick lay vessel to commence operations with Saipem
Chinese manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has completed construction of a large derrick lay vessel capable of heavy lift, S-lay, and J-lay operations. JSD6000 will be operated under charter by Italian offshore engineering specialist Saipem. Design work on the vessel was provided...