Equinor has announced a landmark project labor agreement (PLA) with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC) for the construction of the South Brooklyn…
Offshore Wind
Sunrise Wind passes two new milestones
Yesterday the Sunrise Wind project received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), crossing a critical milestone in the federal environmental review process. The ROD formally concludes the agency’s National Environmental Policy Act review process and precedes the anticipated approval of Sunrise Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP), expected this summer. Marking a business milestone, developers Ørsted and Eversource reported that they had jointly...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/sunrise-wind-passes-two-new-milestones/
Future Italian offshore wind farm passes environmental impact assessment
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...
Strategic inks agreement to develop novel CTV using SES technology
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed an agreement with Norwegian ship designer ESNA (Espeland and Skomedal Naval Architects) to develop an offshore wind crew transfer vessel using an SES (surface effect ship) design
SES vessels, also known as side hulled hovercraft or air cushioned catamarans, have side hulls like a catamaran. Between the hulls, fore and aft, are rubber seals into which fans blow air. This creates an air cushion that partly lifts the vessel up and out of the water.
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Polish operator orders crewboat for Baltic Sea windfarm support
Polish offshore support vessel operator the Lotos Petrobaltic Group has awarded Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine a contract for the construction of a new catamaran crewboat. The vessel will be built to a design by UK-based BMT. Following its scheduled delivery in early September of this year,...
Italian floating wind project presses ahead
Italy has granted the first environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval for a floating offshore wind project to a consortium including Eni-led renewables venture GreenIT and Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The 250 MW project called 7SeasMed will be located...
https://splash247.com/italian-floating-wind-project-presses-ahead/
Norwegian-Singaporean collaboration to develop surface effect ship crewboat
Norwegian design firm Espeland and Skomedal Naval Architects (ESNA) and Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine have entered into an agreement to develop a surface effect ship (SEC) crewboat for various applications. The partners intend to start building their first SES crewboat in the fourth...
Norway’s Rem Offshore taps local builder for subsea construction vessel
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...
Norwind Offshore welcomes newest CSOV to fleet
Norwegian offshore wind support company Norwind Offshore took delivery of its newest commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) on Thursday, March 21. Norwind Hurricane is the second of five CSOVs in a series designed and built for Norwind by compatriot shipyard Vard. The vessels are equipped to...
US Revises Tax Credit Rule to Help Offshore Wind Projects
March 22 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday released new rules that will make it easier for offshore wind developers to claim a subsidy for facilities planned in areas that have historically relied…
https://gcaptain.com/us-revises-tax-credit-rule-to-help-offshore-wind-projects/