Join our crew and become one of the 108,477 members that receive our newsletter.

Offshore


Thursday, August 22, 2024
Cadeler has received its first P-class jack-up installation vessel, Wind Peak, from the COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry shipyard in Qidong, China. The vessel was named in a ceremony and will now begin commercial operations. Photo courtesy Cadeler
Offshore

Cadeler Launches World’s Largest Offshore Wind Installation Vessel, ‘Wind Peak’

Cadeler, the world’s largest operator in offshore wind installation, operations, and maintenance services, has taken delivery of its groundbreaking

August 22, 2024
Total Views: 1465

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
The Zhi Cheng 60 and Zhi Zhen 100 at ZPMC's Qidong shipyard in China. Photo courtesy Ulstein
Offshore

Shanghai Electric Unveils First Purpose-Built SOVs for China’s Offshore Wind Industry

Shanghai Electric celebrated the naming and delivery of two Service Operation Vessels at ZPMC’s Qidong Marine Engineering shipyard, marking a

August 20, 2024
Total Views: 1063

Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
Offshore

First-of-its-Kind Floating Offshore Wind Energy Lease Signed in Maine

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has executed the first U.S. floating offshore wind energy research lease, covering nearly 15,000 acres off the

August 20, 2024
Total Views: 1795

Sunday, August 18, 2024
urkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis sails in the Bosphorus in Istanbul.REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Offshore

Turkey To Begin Offshore Oil Exploration Off Somalia

By Simon Marks and Mohamed Sheikh Nor Aug 18, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Turkey, seeking to extend its influence in Africa and strengthen energy security,

August 18, 2024
Total Views: 4827

Friday, August 16, 2024
jack-up rig
Offshore

Oil Driller Borr Sees Wave of Shallow-Water Rigs Retiring

(Bloomberg) — Offshore oil contractor Borr Drilling Ltd. expects almost a third of the world’s fleet of shallow-water rigs to be retired in the coming

August 16, 2024
Total Views: 1080

An illustration of Crowley's Salem Wind Services Terminal in Salem, Massachusetts. Illustration credit: Crowley
Offshore

Salem Breaks Ground on New Offshore Wind Terminal

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and other officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Salem Offshore Wind Terminal,

August 16, 2024
Total Views: 929

offshore wind farm
Offshore

U.S. Releases Final Environmental Assessment for Offshore Wind Leases off Oregon

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the completion of its final Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the potential impacts of issuing

August 16, 2024
Total Views: 550

Thursday, August 15, 2024
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Orsted Takes $500 Million Hit Led by Connecticut Wind Delay

(Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S booked an impairment of more than $500 million related to an offshore wind farm in the US and a canceled green hydrogen plant in

August 15, 2024
Total Views: 1811

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Equinor, Dominion Win U.S. Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease Auction

Aug 14 (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor and U.S. power company Dominion were the winning bidders in a U.S. government offshore wind auction of

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 1169

A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Eric Haynes
Offshore

Vineyard Wind Allowed to Resume Limited Offshore Turbine Installation

Aug 13 (Reuters) – Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova on Tuesday said U.S. safety officials have allowed them to resume limited construction on

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 1080

offshore support vessels
Accidents

Tragic Accident on ICON Offshore Vessel Results in Two Fatalities

Malaysia-based offshore support vessel (OSV) provider ICON Offshore Berhad has confirmed details of an August 2 accident involving one of its vessels that

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 3087

Finnish Border Guard's photo of a Hong Kong registered cargo ship 'Newnew Polar Bear', which was spotted moving close to the Balticconnector gas line, during the joint press conference of the investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line on 8th Oct., 2023 between Finland and Estonia at the headquarters of the National Bureau of Investigation in Vantaa, Finland, 24 October 2023. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
Offshore

China Calls for ‘Professional’ Probe Into Balticconnector Pipeline Incident

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China urged European nations to focus on the results of an investigation into damage to a key undersea pipeline last

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 2320

A gas leak from Nord stream 1 is seen in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea in this picture taken from the Swedish Coast Guard aircraft on September 28, 2022. Swedish Coast Guard/Handout via TT News Agency/via REUTERS
Offshore

Report: Germany Issues Arrest Warrant in Nord Stream Probe

BERLIN, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Germany has issued a European arrest warrant against a Ukrainian diving instructor who allegedly was part of a team that

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 5853

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Coast Guard Rescues Two After Lift Boat Fire Off Louisiana
Offshore

Coast Guard Rescues Two After Lift Boat Fire Off Louisiana

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced two men from a lift boat approximately 40 miles offshore from Marsh Island, Louisiana, on Sunday. The incident began around 7:53

August 13, 2024
Total Views: 1790

A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Eric Haynes
Offshore

Shattered Wind Blade Puts Nantucket on Frontlines of a Clean-Energy Fight

(Bloomberg) — Weeks after a busted wind turbine washed onto Nantucket shores, residents of this wealthy Massachusetts enclave are still angry. Some even

August 13, 2024
Total Views: 2238

Thursday, August 8, 2024
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

U.S. Offshore Wind Opponents Seek to Form National Group to Fight Projects

By Nichola Groom Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.S. activists opposed to offshore wind development areforming a national coalition

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 1873

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Aerial of a Tidewater offshore vessel underway at sea
Offshore

Tidewater Reports Robust Growth in Revenue and Day Rates

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), a leading global provider of offshore service vessels (OSVs), reported strong financial results for Q2 2024, with a revenue of

August 6, 2024
Total Views: 1013

PSV Idun Viking. Photo: Supply Supply Ships
Offshore

Viking Supply Ships to Outsource Management of AHTS Fleet

Sweden-based offshore shipowner Viking Supply Ships AB has announced plans to outsource the management of its six anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) tugs to the

August 6, 2024
Total Views: 1165

Monday, August 5, 2024
Illustration of an Energy Construction Vessel (ECV) for Wind Energy Construction AS
Offshore

Vard Signs Contract for State-of-the-Art Energy Construction Vessel

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract with Wind Energy Construction AS to design and construct an advanced Energy Construction Vessel (ECV), with an

August 5, 2024
Total Views: 669

Sunday, August 4, 2024
deep-sea mining vessels
Offshore

A Fraught Election Just Reshaped The Next Steps For Deep Sea Mining

By Todd Woody Aug 4, 2024(Bloomberg) –A Brazilian oceanographer has been elected the next secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority,

August 4, 2024
Total Views: 2354
close

JOIN OUR CREW

Maritime and offshore news trusted by our 108,477 members delivered daily straight to your inbox.

gCaptain’s full coverage of the maritime shipping industry, including containerships, tankers, dry bulk, LNG, breakbulk and more.