Finnish naval architecture firm Aker Arctic has finalised design work on a new service operation vessel (SOV) for use in seasonally freezing seas. The concept design can be tailored to a specific operational area and can facilitate offshore wind farms’ investment calculations. The ice-going SOV is...
Equinor has begun construction works at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York, facilitating the rebuilding of the port facility into a hub for offshore wind on the US East Coast. Following reconstruction, SBMT will support Equinor’s first US offshore wind project, Empire Wind 1....
Some 137 substations will be installed offshore continental Europe this decade, requiring $20bn in total investment, a new Rystad Energy report suggests. Rystad said that over 120 of these facilities will be installed between 2024 and 2030 at a cost of around $18bn. Annual spending on offshore...
https://splash247.com/european-offshore-wind-substations-need-20bn-in-investments-by-2030/
Ørsted and Eversource last week marked another milestone for Revolution Wind, when Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, BOEM director Elizabeth Klein, BSEE director Kevin M. Sligh, Sr., and other federal, state and local officials and community members joined Ørsted and Eversource in ProvPort, June 13, to highlight the significant progress of Revolution Wind’s offshore construction — and to get a first hand look at Eco Edison, the first U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-crewed service operations vessel.
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/video-eco-edison-arrives-in-provport/
UK energy consultancy Xodus has established a new dedicated offshore renewables engineering unit called Evolv Energies. The launch of Evolv is expected to strengthen Xodus’ offshore capabilities and deliver broader engineering services as renewables projects ramp up globally. The new business, led...
https://splash247.com/xodus-sets-up-renewables-engineering-unit/
UK offshore support company NR Marine Services has taken delivery of a new catamaran crewboat built by Isle of Wight-based Diverse Marine. Named NR Predator, the vessel boasts a hull form that incorporates an ultra-fine entry for excellent head sea performance and tower access but with high...
A new catamaran crewboat ordered by US operator WINDEA CTV recently began conducting sea trials. Built by St Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Florida, WINDEA Enterprise belongs to a series that also includes WINDEA Courageous and WINDEA Intrepid. The design and construction ensures that the crewboat...
UK-based crew transfer vessel operator Mainprize Offshore has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine for the construction of six CTVs. The deal for the construction of the six supa-swath-model vessels comes with an option for an additional six...
https://splash247.com/mainprize-offshore-orders-six-ctvs-from-strategic-marine/
Offering a way to cut emissions during the operating phase of an offshore wind farm, Damen Shipyards Group has developed a new concept for offshore charging. The system envisages a fully electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) that can charge at either a turbine, or a Damen commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) outfitted with a charger.
With the infrastructure for turbine mounted chargers not yet widely available, vessel-to-vessel offshore charging offers CTV owners and operators an...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/damen-unveils-new-offshore-charging-concept/
American Offshore Services (AOS), an offshore crewboat operating company based in Providence, Rhode Island, has taken delivery of a new crewboat built by Blount Boats in nearby Warren. Gripper is a Jones Act-compliant aluminium catamaran built to support Ørsted and Eversource’s growing portfolio of...