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Thursday, February 3, 2022
Offshore Wind Sector Could Face Bottlenecks as Size of Turbines Outpaces Installation Ships
Offshore

Offshore Wind Sector Could Face Bottlenecks as Size of Turbines Outpaces Installation Ships

As offshore wind turbines grow increasingly larger and more powerful, the offshore wind sector could be facing a shortage of the supersized vessels capable of

February 3, 2022
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Eneti offshore wind turbine installation vessel
Offshore

Eneti Shelves Plans for Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) company Eneti Inc. says it has “discontinued discussions” with a U.S. shipyard for the

February 1, 2022
Total Views: 2661

Monday, January 24, 2022
Wärtsilä Marks First Newbuild Methanol Engine Order with Van Oord WTIV
Shipbuilding

Wärtsilä Marks First Newbuild Methanol Engine Order with Van Oord WTIV

Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has hit a “methanol milestone” with its first newbuild engine order powered by the carbon reducing

January 24, 2022
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Friday, January 7, 2022
Jan De Nul’s Next-Generation Offshore Installation Ship Launched in China
Offshore

Jan De Nul’s Next-Generation Offshore Installation Ship Launched in China

Belgian marine services company Jan De Nul has announced the launch of its next-generation offshore installation crane vessel Les Alizés. The launching took

January 7, 2022
Total Views: 2393

Monday, December 27, 2021
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Eneti’s Seajacks Wins WTIV Charter from Van Oord

Eneti-owned (NYSE:NETI) Seajacks UK has won a European charter for its largest offshore wind installation vessel with Dutch marine contractor Van Oord. Van

December 27, 2021
Total Views: 490

Thursday, December 2, 2021
Eneti offshore wind turbine installation vessel
Offshore

Eneti Places Order for Second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel at DSME

Eneti exercises option for a second newbuild Wind Turbine Installation Vessel at DSME. Eneti Inc. (NYSE:NETI) has announced today that it entered into a

December 2, 2021
Total Views: 1042

Friday, October 15, 2021
Les Alizés wind installation vessel illustration
Offshore

Ørsted Hires Jan De Nul’s Next-Generation Offshore Installation Vessel for German Wind Projects

Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a contract to transport and install monopolies for two offshore wind projects in Germany under development

October 15, 2021
Total Views: 1750

Monday, October 4, 2021
van oord mega wtiv
Offshore

Van Oord Orders ‘Mega’ Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Rotterdam-based Van Oord has placed an order for a new ‘mega’ wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) capable fo installing up to 20 MW offshore

October 4, 2021
Total Views: 3743

Thursday, September 23, 2021
New Hydrogen-Ready Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design Gets ABS Stamp of Approval
Offshore

New Hydrogen-Ready Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design Gets ABS Stamp of Approval

The American Bureau of Shipping has stamp of approval on the design of a new hydrogen-ready wind turbine installation vessel intended for the U.S. market. The

September 23, 2021
Total Views: 3338

Thursday, August 5, 2021
seajacks
Offshore

Eneti to Become Leading Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Company with Acquisition of Seajacks

Emanuele Lauro shocked the shipping industry and Wall Street last summer when he announced that Scorpio Bulkers, the NYSE-listed dry bulk shipping company he

August 5, 2021
Total Views: 1140

Monday, July 26, 2021
Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Capsizes Off China
Offshore

Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Capsizes Off China

Four people are missing after a wind turbine installation vessel partially capsized in the South China Sea off Huizhou, China. The WTIV Shengping 001 was

July 26, 2021
Total Views: 11683

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Cadeler wtiv working at an offshore wind farm
Offshore

Order Placed for Two of the World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

Copenhagen-based wind turbine installation vessel provided Cadeler has placed an order at COSCO for two of the world’s largest WTIVs. The two vessels

June 30, 2021
Total Views: 10907

Monday, June 21, 2021
Knud E. Hansen Unveils New Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design
Shipbuilding

Knud E. Hansen Unveils New Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design

Danish naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen has unveiled a new Wind Turbine Installation Vessel design designed to transport and install turbines at

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 2538

Wednesday, June 2, 2021
dominion energy wtiv
Offshore

New Ship Will Play Key Role in America’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — A Dominion Energy Inc. ship being built to install offshore wind farms will be the first to comply with a U.S. domestic

June 2, 2021
Total Views: 2227

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
dominion energy wtiv
Offshore

Dominion Energy Reaches Deal on Charter of First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

The first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) has received its first charter for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the

June 1, 2021
Total Views: 3753

Friday, April 9, 2021
shi eco wtiv
Offshore

Samsung Heavy Industry Unveils New Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has unveiled a new proprietary Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) design that the shipyard will market

April 9, 2021
Total Views: 12785

Friday, April 2, 2021
deme wind turbine installation vessel
Offshore

First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Project in U.S. Selects DEME-Foss Partnership for Wind Turbine Installation Work

The first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States has selected a U.S.-based arm of Belgian marine services provider DEME to transport and install

April 2, 2021
Total Views: 7164

Thursday, March 18, 2021
dominion energy wind turbine installation vessel
Offshore

Kongsberg to Equip First U.S.-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Kongsberg Maritime has received $40 million contract to supply equipment for the first Wind Turbine Installation Vessel being built in the United States. The

March 18, 2021
Total Views: 4806

Tuesday, March 2, 2021
New Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel ‘Alfa Lift’ Launched in China
Offshore

New Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel ‘Alfa Lift’ Launched in China

The new offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift has been floated out of dry dock at the China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) shipyard where

March 2, 2021
Total Views: 4305

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
dominion energy wind turbine installation vessel
Offshore

New Details on First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

We’re getting new details about the United States’ first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) seen as critical to

February 24, 2021
Total Views: 8276
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