Offshore Wind Archives - Baird Maritime

April 15, 2021

Singapore builder unveils 27-metre windfarm crewboat

Written by Baird Maritime on April 15, 2021. Posted in Crew Transfer, Offshore Wind.

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has unveiled a new design of 27-metre catamaran crewboat optimised for windfarm support duties. Each vessel in the series, ..

April 12, 2021

COLUMN | Cadeler stock price soars, Swire sells down to Sohmen-Pao [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on April 12, 2021. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Further evidence of the growing speculative bubble in offshore wind came from Cadeler, the wind turbine installation company formerly known as Swire Blue Ocean, which ..

April 2, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – April 2, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on April 2, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Dive Support, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Decommissioning, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Subsea Surveying.

Much of the spotlight is on drilling vessels in this latest roundup of offshore charters. Interestingly, the newly awarded charters for such vessels has extended beyond ..

April 14, 2021

Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore acquires Swire CSOV Pacific Constructor

Written by Baird Maritime on April 14, 2021. Posted in Maritime Archaeology, Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind.

Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hung Hua Construction, has acquired a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) formerly operated by Swire ..

April 9, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Projects Roundup – April 9, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on April 9, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Crew Transfer, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying.

This week’s summary of completed and newly awarded offshore projects turns the focus on offshore wind, highlighting the pace of continuing development in this ..

March 31, 2021

COLUMN | Quick updates: Eni acquittal on corruption charges, SBM whistleblower, Fisher fatalities, Pacific Drilling/Noble merger, Scottish windfarm windfall, and Golar/Perenco FLNG dispute [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 31, 2021. Posted in Dive Support, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

For the end of the quarter, we feature a six-pack of updates on stories we covered recently. Eni (and Shell) acquitted over US$1 billion Nigerian corruption (for now) One ..

April 14, 2021

South Korean-designed turbine installation vessel secures three AIPs

Written by Baird Maritime on April 14, 2021. Posted in Classification, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

Classification societies American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), DNV, and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have each awarded an approval in principle (AIP) for a new design of ..

April 5, 2021

Wilhelmsen to invest up to US$500 million in renewables business

Written by Baird Maritime on April 5, 2021. Posted in Offshore Wind, Other Offshore Renewables.

Norway’s Wilhelmsen Group will invest in new businesses with the long-term aim of shifting from mainly oil and gas related activities to activities related to the ..

March 29, 2021

Keel laid for Jan De Nul installation vessel Voltaire

Written by Baird Maritime on March 29, 2021. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

China’s COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has laid the keel of a new jackup installation vessel ordered by Jan De Nul Group. Jan De Nul said the BV-classed Voltaire ..