The vessel Olympic Electra has begun relocating boulders at the Baltica 2 project site, marking the start of the preparatory work ahead of offshore construction of what will be the biggest offshore wind farm in Poland. Boulder relocation is a key stage in preparing for the installation of foundation
Fugro and TGS have been awarded contracts for detailed site investigations at the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) site, where Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm will be built by a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments. Fugro, which already performed surveys at
Norway’s subsea services provider Argeo has postponed its decision to file for bankruptcy after receiving an indication of interest from an industrial player. It was reported on July 7 that Argeo and its Norwegian subsidiaries Argeo Survey, Argeo Robotics and Argeo Multiclient had resolved to file f
LS Marine Solution has been selected as the preferred bidder for the submarine cable installation work at the Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Korea. The 390 MW offshore wind farm is being developed by a consortium led by Hanwha Ocean and SK Eternics. Construction is scheduled to begin in 20
Rosenxt UK, part of Swiss technology group Rosenxt Holding, has acquired selected assets and talent from subsea robotics and engineering firm Beam, which ceased operations earlier this year. Beam, formed by the merger of UK-based providers of tech-powered offshore wind solutions Rovco and Vaarst in
The hull of Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway, marking the start of its outfitting and completion phase. Based on an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an updated version o
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched the hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese company Toyo Construction at its shipyard in Romania. VARD held the keel laying ceremony in September 2024 for the vessel, while this March the aft part of NB
LS Cable & System has been named the preferred supplier of subsea cables for the 1 GW Haesong offshore wind farm in South Korea. LS Marine Solution, a subsidiary of LS Cable & System, was also selected as the preferred bidder for installation works. Together, the two companies will deliver a fully i
Specialist contractors have completed a benthic survey along a 420-kilometer stretch of seabed for the proposed Ossian floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The month-long benthic campaign gathered information at 122 different sites along the route that will be used to export renewable energy fro
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the second hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore, some four months after the first steel was cut for the first vessel. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the
TGS has won a contract for offshore wind site characterization, including acquisition, imaging, and interpretation services offshore Norway. Ramform Vanguard will start acquisition in early July, with a duration of approximately 25 days. The imaging and interpretation work will begin concurrently wi
An energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built in Vietnam for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has hit the water one month ahead of schedule. Once delivered next year, the vessel will perform heavy construction work in offshore wind and subsea arenas with net-zero emissions. Followin
All inter-array cables have been installed at EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Seaway7 said on July 1 it completed the installation of the last inter-array cable, connecting the 13th and last string of the He Dreiht project to the BorWin epsilon converter platform, part o
South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution has signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersan Shipyard for the construction of its new, ultra-large cable laying vessel (CLV). To expand orders for large-scale HVDC and offshore wind projects, both domestic and in Europe and North Ameri
