MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Archives

March 22, 2021

COLUMN | The wind bubble moves to service operation vessels

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 22, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Work Boat World Features.

Speculative capital is now investing in high specification, purpose-built ships to support wind farms that have not even yet been installed. We have previously covered ..

January 22, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – January 22, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on January 22, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore Construction, Offshore Decommissioning, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval).

The latest series of recently announced offshore energy projects around the world covers an assortment that includes installation, decommissioning, drilling, and IMR, ..

October 29, 2020

Jiangsu Zhenjiang delivers second 10,000DWT heavy transport ship to UWL

Written by Baird Maritime on October 29, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Offshore Wind.

China’s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard handed over a new offshore heavy transport ship to German owner United Wind Logistics (UWL) on Friday, October 23. Bravewind has ..

March 12, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – March 12, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on March 12, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Crew Transfer, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Offshore Wind, Offshore World.

The latest succession of offshore vessel charters to be awarded indicate continuing activity in the UK offshore wind market. However, the recent awards show work is also ..

January 8, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – January 8, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on January 8, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Decommissioning, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World.

The New Year brings good news for the global offshore projects sector, with key contracts being approved and others already underway and some even successfully concluded. ..

September 17, 2020

COLUMN | Quick Updates: BP, Equinor, Edda, Wilhelmsen, Hornbeck, MAGE and Sevnor [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 17, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

For the last three weeks we have been distracted by the mania for offshore wind (here, here and here). So, too has BP’s visionary CEO Bernard Looney. He has announced ..

February 5, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – February 5, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on February 5, 2021. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply.

Platform supply vessels (PSVs) and construction support vessels (CSVs) take centre stage in this week’s roundup of recently awarded offshore charters. Just as ..

November 17, 2020

Cemre launches new service vessel for Esvagt

Written by Baird Maritime on November 17, 2020. Posted in Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind.

Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has launched a new windfarm service vessel slated for Danish operator Esvagt. The 70- by 16-metre vessel is classed by BV and designed by ..

September 7, 2020

COLUMN | Blowing into new frontiers – Part Three [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 7, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

“Never pass up the opportunity to have sex or appear on television,” advised American writer Gore Vidal. For Norwegians, he could also have added never to miss the ..