DEME has secured a contract for the transport and installation of inter-array cables on the 900 MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, owned by RWE (51%) and Norges Bank Investment Management (49%). Under the contract, the Belgian offshore construction specialist will transp
Vard has delivered the first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, Windward Athens, which marks the German company’s entry into the offshore wind operations & maintenance (O&M) market. Windward Offshore has three more CSOVs under construction at Vard. Built by Vard in N
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has begun the construction of its second submarine cable manufacturing facility, which will once operational deliver a production capacity nearly five times greater than the company’s first submarine cable plant. The Dangjin Submarine Cable Plant 2 is located at
Jan De Nul has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) in response to the growing global demand for the protection of underwater infrastructure. The vessel will primarily focus on projects in the energy sector, with the North Sea and Southeast Asia regions being the core of its operatio
Nexans has completed the final export cable campaign at the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France, developed by Eoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport (EMDT), a joint venture between Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, and Banque des Territoires. The operation, which involves the installation of
Rotterdam-based CSL OWL Subsea Rock Installation (CSL OWL SRI), a partnership between The CSL Group and Offshore Wind Logistics (OWL), has commenced construction of its first subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel. The company announced in November 2024 that it had placed an order for the constructio
Singapore’s Marco Polo Marine has added two new anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels to its fleet.
A new case study from Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean highlights the role of wave energy in achieving the lowest-cost 24/7 clean energy in northern Scotland. According to CorPower Ocean, wave energy consistently reduces system costs, installed capacity, and storage requirements across s
The Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has announced a reduction of 300 jobs and the withdrawal of its financial guidance for 2025 as a wide range of projects has been affected by postponements due to market uncertainties, mainly seen in oil and gas. Fugro reported on September 22 that although the sec
NextGeo has entered into an eight-year framework agreement with the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz to provide geotechnical seabed survey services for offshore substation development. Under the agreement, valued at multiple million euros annually over eight years, NextGeo will prov
Greece’s Asso.subsea has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of its next-generation trenching support vessel (TSV), described as the world’s most powerful TSV ever built. The shipbuilding contract was signed at Asso.subsea’s headquarters in
French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans has secured €250 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) that will support its research, development and innovation programs for the period 2024-2029, along with some industrial and recycling investments. The financing is str
DEME Group has ordered a new offshore construction vessel (OCV) that will be capable of performing trenching, burial, and cable-laying operations and is set to have a methanol-ready propulsion design for future fuel flexibility. The OCV will be constructed by PaxOcean at the Zhoushan shipyard in Chi
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has reported a record order backlog of KRW 3.25 trillion (approximately €2 billion) as of the end of August, surpassing KRW 3 trillion for the first time ever and marking an all-time high. This represents a 3.5-fold increase from KRW 945.5 billion at the end of 2
