Project & Tenders
Senvion and TWB II Recommit to Offshore Wind Deal
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion and Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. KG have agreed to continue their cooperation on the 200MW Trianel Borkum II offshore wind farm project. As reported earlier, Senvion had filed for self-administration in April 2019. The original general contract
SeaBird, BOA Enter Final Agreement for Two Vessels Buy
SeaBird and BOA SBL have entered into final agreements to acquire the BOA Galatea and BOA Thalassa vessels. Earlier this month the company received bondholders approval for the acquisition. With the final agreements now signed, all conditions for completion of the Private Placement have been satisfi
Kraken Subsea Solutions Wins Kriegers Flak Job
Kraken Subsea Solutions has been awarded the contract for inter-array cables package installation employer’s representation by Vattenfall for Danish Kriegers Flak (DKF) Project. The French marine renewable projects engineering and consultancy specialist will provide supervision services to Vattenfal
BAM Wraps Up Saqr Port Expansion
BAM International, the operating company of Royal BAM Group active outside Europe, has successfully completed Phase 1 and 2 of the Saqr Port Expansion. The combined project value was approximately €75 million. BAM International delivered the project to its client, Saqr Port, in Spring 2019. Saqr Por
Olympic Subsea Secures Vessel Work in Renewables Market
Olympic Subsea has entered into an agreement with Adwen GmbH, a subsidiary of Siemens Gamesa, for the multipurpose offshore vessel Olympic Orion. The contract period is firm for six months with further options, and it is expected to start in Q2 2019. Olympic Orion is equipped with gangway system, 10
Royal IHC Holds Naming Ceremony for 2,300m³ TSHD LESSE
The naming ceremony for vessel LESSE, a custom-built 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), took place yesterday (23 May) at Royal IHC’s partner yard MTG Dolphin BV in Varna, Bulgaria. The vessel is the newest addition to the fleet of Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging and is based on t
SeaBird to Shoot Seismic for Wintershall Dea
SeaBird Exploration has secured a contract by Wintershall Dea for 2D acquisition project. The acquisition will take place in the Norwegian Sea. The survey has an expected duration of one month and will start in the third quarter this year. SeaBird did not disclose which vessel will conduct the surve
Acergy Viking Stays on Siemens Gamesa Duty
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has extended the charter of Eidesvik’s vessel Acergy Viking by one additional year. The new firm period will end January 2022, with options thereafter. The Acergy Viking has been on Siemens Gamesa duty for a few years, with previous extension until January 2021. “We a
Blue Water Shipping Wins Big Siemens Gamesa Deal
Blue Water Shipping has won a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the loadout and pre-shipment transfer and preparation of turbine components for four offshore wind projects. The Danish company will be carrying out the scope for the Hohe See, Albatros and Borssele 1&2 projects in the North Sea and the
Microsoft to Run on Offshore Wind in the Netherlands
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Eneco to purchase 90MW of power from the 731.5MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Under the agreement, the electricity produced by the offshore wind farm will power Microsoft’s datacenters for a period of fifteen years from 2022 onwa
HB Rentals Accommodation for Subsea Support Vessel
Offshore accommodation specialist HB Rentals has secured a rental contract worth in excess of seven figures for the supply of a modularised temporary living complex for 28 people on a subsea support vessel of a leading Danish offshore marine services provider. The project is for the supply of 14 two
Seabed 2030 and World Ocean Council Enter New Partnership
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and the World Ocean Council (WOC) have agreed a new partnership for sustainable stewardship of the ocean, in an effort to further collaboration towards mapping the entirety of the world’s ocean floor. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Seabed
iSURVEY Gets Lundin Norway Gig
iSURVEY has signed a contract with Lundin Norway to undertake a campaign of drilling hazard surveys in the North Sea and in the Barents Sea. Work begins in June, with a seabed geological survey and continues with the series of drilling hazard surveys, which are planned to continue into the autumn. T
West Beach Project Continues in Dorset
Rock deliveries for the multi-million pound sea defense project at West Bay, West Dorset, are now complete, the local officials reported yesterday. Over the last two weeks, large rocks were delivered by barges to West Beach so that new and improved sea defenses can be constructed. In total, over 40,