Vard to supply design and equipment for two Cochin Shipyard SOVs

Vard 4 19 to be built by Cochin Shipyard

India’s Cochin Shipyard has placed an order with Fincantieri’s Vard subsidiary covering design and equipment for two hybrid electric service operation vessels (SOVs) on order at the yard for Aberdeen, Scotland-based North Star.

“Vard has a long-term relationship with both Cochin Shipyard Ltd. and North Star, and we are grateful to continue the cooperation by supporting them with the design and building at an external shipyard,” says Ove Dimmen, senior vice president sales & marketing at Vard....

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/vard-to-supply-design-and-equipment-for-two-cochin-shipyard-sovs/

North Star Renewables orders its eighth hybrid SOV

Backed by a contract from Siemens Gamesa, Aberdeen, Scotland, based North Star Renewables is to build a hybrid SOV (service operations vessel ) for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm development located off the Suffolk coast, England.

The hybrid SOV will be eighth hybrid offshore wind ship added to North Star’s renewables fleet since it expanded into the market two-and-a-half years ago, and marks another step towards its aim of adding 40 SOVs to its fleet by 2040.

This...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/north-star-renewables-orders-its-eighth-hybrid-sov/

Havfram books another installation order for one if its giant WTIVs

Oslo-headquartered Havfram AS has signed a contract with Iberdrola for the installation of 21 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at the Windanker project in German Baltic Sea waters. The agreement covers transport and installation support, which will be executed by one of Havfram’s newbuild NG20000X-HF wind turbine installation vessels.

Havfram, a pure play offshore wind installation specialist majority owned by Stamford, Conn., headquartered Sandbrook Capital, says that the contract, which will start...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/havfram-books-another-installation-order-for-one-if-its-giant-wtivs/

Cyan Renewables taps Norwegian yard for hybrid SOV

Singapore-based Cyan Renewables has selected Norwegian shipbuilder Vard for the design and construction of a new hybrid-powered service operation vessel (SOV). Following completion, the 85.5-metre vessel will enter into a long-term contract with Siemens Gamesa at the Hai Long Two offshore wind farm...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/offshore-maintenance/cyan-renewables-taps-norwegian-yard-for-hybrid-sov/

Konecranes to supply Siemens Gamesa with four cranes

Konecranes has won a contract to supply four electrical overhead cranes to Siemens Gamesa’s offshore nacelle plant in Taichung, Taiwan.

The order was booked in the company’s first quarter of 2023, and the installation is planned to take place in the first three months of 2024.

The cranes will support the entire material handling of the site’s broadened production scope, with lifting capacities of up to 400 tons.

The cranes will be at the center of a continuous production flow at Taichung, lifting...

https://container-news.com/konecranes-to-supply-siemens-gamesa-with-four-cranes/

Edda Wind orders three more CSOVs

Offshore wind service company Edda Wind (OSL:EWIND), Haugesund, Norway, has ordered three Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) in addition to the six it already has under construction.

On delivery of the three latest newbuildings, the company will have a fleet of 11 purpose-built vessels, of which six are contracted on mid- to long term contracts with key clients like Ørsted, Vestas, Ocean Breeze, SSE and Siemens Gamesa.

“Ordering another three purpose-built CSOVs will further...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/edda-wind-orders-three-more-csovs/

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – January 21, 2022

Offshore vessel operators welcome the new year with new work on behalf of clients, mainly in the installation and IMR segments. The charters are for activities in Western ..

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COLUMN | The last four of the twelve days of Christmas: Myanmar’s misery, floating wind’s progress, Bourbon’s revival, P&O Maritime’s hubris, and Standard Drilling’s transformation [Offshore Accounts]

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas – unless, of course, you are of the Orthodox faith, in which case you have to wait until January 7 for Christmas. This week, we clos ..

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Siemens Gamesa to tap Candies IMR vessel for offshore wind role

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) is to use an Otto Candies LLC Jones Act-compliant offshore IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair vessel), the Paul Candies, during the construction phase of the South Fork Wind project, offshore New York.

Brigitte Hagen-Peter, marine assets and operations manager for SGRE, revealed the plan yesterday at an ABS panel discussion on offshore wind held in New Orleans where much off the focus was on the high cost of building vessels such as SOVs (service...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/siemens-gamesa-to-tap-otto-candies-for-offshore-wind-farm-role/

COLUMN | The wind beneath my wings: Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, MingYang, Venterra, REM and Norwind [Offshore Accounts]

Profit warnings, disappointing revenues, and unfortunate surprises with both costs and margins. Sounds a lot like the offshore oil and gas services industry? Actually, I ..

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