Project & Tenders
Selkie extends tidal and wave tender call
Ireland-Wales cooperation programme, the Selkie project, has extended its call for tidal and wave energy developers to tender their services to validate multi-use engineering tools, templates, standards and models, which can be used across the sectors in both Wales and Ireland. Due to Covid19, the n
BSH moves geological modelling tender dates
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has pushed back the deadlines for the tender for geological modeling and reporting on wind areas in the North and Baltic Seas.
TSHD Vox Amalia Busy in Den Helder
15 months after the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Amalia was christened by the Dutch Queen Maxima, the vessel started its first job. This brand new hopper dredger is reinforcing the coastline by Den Helder, The Netherlands. The Vox Amalia has a length of 158 meters, a width of 36 meters
IJmuiden Sea Lock Project – Spring 2020 Update
OpenIJ – a consortium of construction companies building the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden, the Netherlands – has released the spring update for this development project. According to the update, this spring, OpenIJ is going to asphalt part of the future public road near the guard wall and th
Converting General Cargo Vessel to Hopper Dredger
Last year, Holland Shipyards Group was selected by Faasse Dredging for the conversion of a general cargo vessel to a hopper dredger. After the acquisition, Faasse Groep and Holland Shipyards have come to an agreement on the conversion of former general cargo vessel Mandeo into the trailing suction h
Hoegh applies for Cyprus LNG import licence
Norway’s Hoegh LNG said Wednesday that its unit has applied for a liquefied natural gas infrastructure ownership, operations and development license in Cyprus. Cyprus is pushing forward to diversify its energy mix to reach new emission targets for the country’s power production. The country plans to
Dutch offshore wind farm tender set to open
The Dutch government is opening the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm on Thursday, 2 April. The tender will remain open until 30 April. The Dutch government has expressed confidence that, similarly to the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 1 and 2, and the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 3 an
SSEN Places Order with Hellenic Cables
Cenergy Holdings subsidiary Hellenic Cables has won a contract from Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) for the supply of medium voltage subsea cables. The cables will replace older submarine cables connecting Scotland’s island communities. SSEN owns and operates the 11kV and 33kV subsea
Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm fully completed
The 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea has achieved full project completion. Final completion marks the official end of construction and the start of the operational phase of the project. According to Northland Power, this also signifies that the terms required t
Polarcus in New XArray Seismic Acquisition in North West Europe
Polarcus has secured an XArray 3D marine seismic acquisition project in North West Europe. The project is expected to start in Q2 2020, Polarcus informed. The seismic acquisition will have a duration of approximately three months. Polarcus did not disclose the name of the client nor the value of the
DP Energy eyes 700+ MW floating wind farm in Ireland
DP Energy has submitted a Foreshore Site Investigation Application to Ireland’s Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) for a potential 700+ MW floating wind project off the south coast of Ireland.
MCS Subsea Construction Vessel on AAD Antarctic Supply Duty
Dutch offshore contracting and vessel management firm Maritime Construction Services (MCS) has secured a contract from The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) for supply services in the Antarctic region. Tasmania-based AAD is part of the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and t
Fugro goes full circle on first UK offshore wind farm (Video)
Fugro has shared a video showing the decommissioning of the Blyth project, the first offshore wind farm built in UK waters. The Blyth offshore wind farm consisted of two 2MW turbines commissioned in December 2000, which were at that time the most powerful units. Back then, Fugro supported E.ON with
Trelleborg to provide Hornsea Two cable protection
Ørsted has signed a contract with Trelleborg for the provision of four integrated cable protection systems for the 1.4GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm.