Offshore

Offshore

Vard wins two-ship contract from Purus Wind

Ship design and construction firm, Vard, has won a contract from UK-based Purus Wind for two, option two, commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV). The value of the contract has not been disclosed. The two firm vessels will be built to a Vard…

18.05.2023
Offshore

Statkraft and CIP score on Irish wind

Norway’s Statkraft AS and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have won 500 MW of potential offshore wind development in Ireland’s first auction. The North Irish Sea Array (NISA), one of seven renewable energy projects given the go-ahead last…

15.05.2023
Offshore

Vard to build more vessels for offshore wind market

Vard has won an order for up to four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) from UK-based North Star, which operates the largest wholly UK-owned fleet in the North Sea. The latest CSOVs, with DP2 capability, will be built to a Vard 4 22…

11.05.2023
Offshore

FPSO contractor adopts submerged turbine technology

Malaysia-based Yinson Production, an operator of floating production storage offloading (FPSO) units, is to deploy Framo’s Submerged Turbines to regenerate energy from waste cooling water at its offshore installations. The company, which aims to be…

03.05.2023
Offshore

Ulstein unveils new monopile installation technology

Ulstein Design & Solutions BV has released details of the patent-pending Ulstein U-SternTM, a safer and more efficient way of transporting, upending and installing large monopiles with dynamic positioning (DP) accuracy. The U-Stern system involves…

28.04.2023
Offshore

Ulstein wins design contract for installation vessels

Ulstein Design & Solutions BV has won a contract from Singapore-based Cyan Renewables to develop designs for a series of floating foundation installation vessels (FFIV). The deal comes against the backdrop of a growing shortage of heavy-lift…

21.04.2023
Offshore

Offshore wind newcomer orders second WTIV

Oslo-based Havfram Wind has exercised an option for a second wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) under its newbuilding contract with CIMC Raffles. The second unit, due for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2025, will be built to a similar…

20.04.2023

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