Offshore Renewables Archives

October 21, 2020

COLUMN | Battle of the batteries: OSVs go plug in [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on October 21, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Engines & Propulsion Systems, Gear Featured, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

“Batteries not included” are words that have ruined a million Christmases. Increasingly, however, containerised, lithium-ion battery packs are now included on OSVs to ..

October 9, 2020

COLUMN | Tidewater and Edison Chouest: Regina monologue illustrates differences [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on October 9, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Crew Transfer, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

In July 2020, Regina Mayor, Global and US Head of Energy with KPMG recorded an interview with Quintin Kneen, President, CEO, and Director of Tidewater, which is available ..

October 1, 2020

Construction begins on first Taiwan-built installation vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on October 1, 2020. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) recently held a steel-cutting ceremony to mark the official start of construction of the first offshore installation vessel to be built ..

October 14, 2020

Strategic Marine to build crewboat pair for UK client

Written by Baird Maritime on October 14, 2020. Posted in Crew Transfer, Offshore Wind.

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has been awarded a contract for the construction of two windfarm crewboats in a series for UK offshore services provider WEM ..

October 2, 2020

Cemre launches DEME’s first wind farm service vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on October 2, 2020. Posted in Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind.

Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has launched a new wind farm service vessel ordered by DEME Group. Groene Wind, which utilises a small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) ..

September 29, 2020

Jan De Nul installs first turbine at TPC Offshore Wind Farm

Written by Baird Maritime on September 29, 2020. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

Jan De Nul Group has installed the first offshore wind turbine for the 109.2MW Taiwan Power Company (TPC) Offshore Windfarm Phase One Project. With the first wind turbine ..

October 14, 2020

GDG to advise Irish government on seabed mapping programme in support of renewables sector

Written by Baird Maritime on October 14, 2020. Posted in Offshore Wind, Subsea Surveying.

Dublin-based geotechnical engineering consultancy Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has been commissioned by the Irish government to undertake an independent and ..

October 1, 2020

EOS, Hung Hua Construction complete transport of pin piles for Taiwanese offshore wind project

Written by Baird Maritime on October 1, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Construction, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Offshore Wind.

Singapore-based Miclyn Express Offshore, through its project division Express Offshore Solutions (EOS), and Hung Hua Construction (HHC) has completed the transportation ..

September 29, 2020

Maersk Supply Service, Ørsted to test offshore charging buoy to reduce vessel emissions

Written by Baird Maritime on September 29, 2020. Posted in Buoys, Beacons, Mooring & Fendering, Offshore Wind.

Maersk Supply Service and Ørsted have commenced joint testing of a prototype buoy that will act as both a safe mooring point and a charging station for vessels. The buoy ..