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  • ABPmer Launches SMART Service to Present it at Offshore Wind 2011 Conference (UK)

    28 June 2011
    Technology

      ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has developed an integrated approach to manage sediment mobility risk and is making the service available to coincide with RUK’s Offshore Wind Conference being held in Liverpool (28-30 June 2011). The Sediment Mobility and Risk Tool (SMART) is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of […]

  • USA: BlueView, SeaTrepid Announce Teaming Agreement

    2 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    BlueView Technologies and SeaTrepid International announce a teaming agreement to deliver offshore/onshore operations support for BlueView’s line of 2D and 3D underwater imaging and measurement solutions. BlueView is the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, and SeaTrepid International, is the premier provider of observation and mid-range class ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) services. […]

  • HMS Quorn Clear Historic Minefields Off Estonia

    3 June 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Portsmouth based Minehunter HMS Quorn has spent the past two weeks taking part in a NATO operation to clear historic minefields off the coast of Estonia. Called “Open Spirit”, the operation is an annual event carried out by NATO with ships from member states locating, and neutralising, some of the 85,000 mines laid in the […]

  • Parkwind, Jan De Nul Begin Seabed Works for Northwester 2

    19 July 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Parkwind and Jan De Nul Group have started offshore seabed preparation works for the 219 MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. The works mark the start of construction of the offshore wind farm off the Belgian coast. The Northwester 2 wind farm will count 23 V164-9.5MW MHI Vestas offshore wind turbines and will be the […]

  • Forewind to Use Innovative Met Masts Foundation Design for Dogger Bank (UK)

    19 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The Forewind consortium will employ an innovative new foundation design concept next year when it installs two meteorological masts on the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, located between 125 and 290 kilometres off the North Yorkshire coast. Forewind Limited, developers of the Dogger Bank zone, signed a contract with Fred Olsen United AS to […]

  • Gazprom Neft Shelf Publishes Plan for Prirazlomnaya Oil Spill Prevention and Response

    26 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    “Gazprom Neft Shelf” LLC has published on its site the Summary Plan on prevention of spill incidents and oil spill response in the operating responsibility zone of Prirazlomnaya Offshore Ice-Resistant Fixed Platform (OIRFP). The document reflects basic provisions of prompt response system and of interaction mechanism between the operator company, outside organizations and governmental bodies in […]

  • Germany: J.J. Sietas Uses Nupas-Cadmatic for Installation Vessel

    21 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The German-based Shipyard J.J. Sietas, used Nupas-Cadmatic for its intricate offshore wind farm transport and installation vessel. The jack-up was developed especially for use near the coast in offshore wind parks. The vessel required a complex design in order to operate reliably, quickly and hold a stable position, even in heavy seas. JJ Sietas required […]

  • GeoSea Secures Westermost Rough (UK) and Borkum Riffgrund 1 (DE) Contracts

    12 April 2013

    As DEME is moving forward with the construction of two Belgian wind farms, GeoSea has secured two new contracts: Westermost Rough in the U.K. and Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. In Belgium, the works on the NORTHWIND offshore wind farm have started while those from C-POWER’S third phase are continuing. The DEME Group is utilizing […]

  • First subsidy-free offshore wind farm starts taking shape

    14 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders

    A truly pioneering offshore wind project, the first to be built without government subsidies, has reached a major milestone with the start of offshore construction work. The offshore work started earlier this month with the installation of the scour protection at the first of the 140 monopile foundation locations at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust […]

  • The Netherlands: BMO Offshore Completes Testing of Innovative FlexMetMast

    4 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      BMO Offshore announces successful completion of basin testing of the innovative FlexMetMast foundation design based on floating-to-fixed (F2F) technology. The FlexMetMast is designed to deliver bankable data for offshore wind projects with water depths between 20 and 40m. The scale model basin tests, which took place over a period of weeks at Deltares, Delft, […]

  • USA: Port of Redwood City’s Modernized Wharf Opens

    25 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Officials in Redwood City this week snipped a thick, red ribbon signifying the completion of the Port of Redwood City’s $17 million modernized wharf. It is the first new wharf for cargo ships in the San Francisco Bay Area that meets the latest operational, seismic, and sea level design standards for the wharf structure itself […]

  • Mackley Completes Thames Flood Prevention Project

    21 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Mackley has completed works the Coldharbour Flood Wall Remediation and Foreshore Protection project on the River Thames, the Isle of Dogs. The 11-week project is one of several being carried out by the Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 program (TEAM2100). The TEAM2100 program involves looking after all the flood defense assets along the tidal Thames, […]

  • The Netherlands: Eneco, Van Oord Ink Wind Farm Deal

    8 June 2012

    The development of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, 23 kilometres off the coast of the municipalities of Noordwijk and Zandvoort, is entering a new phase after completion of the contractor selection process. Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore wind projects, shall be responsible for the foundations and the electrical […]

  • Mackley Makes Good Progress on the Thames Project

    23 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Mackley is part way through an 11-week project to improve protection for an Environment Agency asset on the River Thames at Coldharbour on the Isle of Dogs. The Coldharbour Flood Wall Remediation and Foreshore Protection Works are being carried out under a 10-year Environment Agency framework called TEAM2100, which involves looking after the agency’s assets […]

  • Autonomous O&M pilot project to start next month offshore Germany

    7 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Northland Power has selected Subsea Europe Services as its partner for a pilot project at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm that will place autonomous marine survey and underwater inspection at the heart of its operations and maintenance (O&M) programmes. Northland Power will task Subsea Europe Services’ uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Autonomous Surveyor and hovering […]

  • USA: BlueView and SeaTrepid Agreement Delivers Offshore & Onshore Operations Support

    1 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      BlueView Technologies and SeaTrepid International announce a teaming agreement to deliver offshore/onshore operations support for BlueView’s line of 2D and 3D underwater imaging and measurement solutions. BlueView is the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, and SeaTrepid International, is the premier provider of observation and mid-range class ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) […]

  • Germany: J.J. Sietas Opts for Nupas-Cadmatic

    25 March 2013

    The German-based Shipyard J.J. Sietas, used Nupas-Cadmatic for its intricate offshore wind farm transport and installation vessel. The jack-up was developed especially for use near the coast in offshore wind parks. The vessel required a complex design in order to operate reliably, quickly and hold a stable position, even in heavy seas. JJ Sietas required […]

  • Offshore wind farm has good environmental impact says IUCN (Switzerland)

    6 July 2010
    Environment

    As the stories previously reported on this blog will tell you, the world is beginning to make changes towards a low carbon economy, and, the potential of offshore wind power in driving this change in the energy sector is now being realised. Offshore wind, key in fighting climate change, does have an impact on marine […]

  • Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 Operational, Innovation Picks Up Galloper Monopiles

    3 January 2017

    On 2 January, the first four monopiles were loaded from Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 site onto GeoSea’s installation vessel Innovation, which has now put the first section of the new deepwater quay in Port of Rotterdam into operation as it is ready to install the second batch of foundations at the Galloper offshore wind farm site in the UK. […]

  • WoodMac: E-fuels can offer solution to power critical transportation segments

    20 June 2024
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    E-fuels can offer a solution to power critical segments of transportation such as ships, long-haul aircraft and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, but the journey needs to start now, a Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) report said.

  • WBDDP Udergoes Extra Works to Seal Porous Sections (Australia)

    25 June 2012

    The Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project’s (WBDDP) reclamation area at Fisherman’s Landing will undergo extra works over the next month to seal porous sections of the bund wall. The works, carried out under a Transitional Environmental Program issued by Department of Environment and Heritage Protection will be implemented and overseen by the independent Dredge […]

  • Wider Channel – Benefits for Fair Landing

    13 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Northbound commerce with as many as 49 barges moved through the restricted portion of the river at Fair Landing during daylight hours. This helps speed the clearing of the daily queue and reduces the wait time for southbound vessels. Work is also proceeding well in the narrowest reach of the restricted area and the Corps […]

  • Slip Joint foundation makes debut off the Netherlands

    28 April 2020
    Research & Development, Technology

    Van Oord has installed a Slip Joint foundation at the Borssele Wind Farm Site V offshore the Netherlands. It is the first time anywhere that a submerged Slip Joint was used on a full-sized offshore wind turbine on a fully commercial basis, Van Oord said. After years of developing the system in cooperation with its […]

  • UK: Beach Works Begin for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2012

    Yesterday, a project team has began excavating small sections of the beach to help prepare for the installation of subsea cabling, which is being brought ashore at Pensarn, North Wales. The trials will be carried out by contractor Global Marine Systems Limited, on behalf of Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, and will help […]

  • Germany: WindMW Starts Meerwind Süd │Ost Wind Farm Construction

    7 August 2012

    WindMW GmbH (“WindMW”), a joint-venture of Blackstone and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, today announces the start of offshore construction on its 288 MW Offshore Wind Farm, Meerwind Süd │Ost. Meerwind is an 80 turbine, 288 Megawatt (MW) wind farm that is being constructed approximately 50 km off the German coast in the North Sea. Once finished, […]