Esvagt has chosen Norway's HAV Design to develop an offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) that will service renewable giant Ørsted’s UK East Regional programme. HAV Design will deliver both the ship design and an integrated equipment package including...
A pioneering joint development project (JDP) to advance carbon-reduction technologies between ABS and Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group) has taken a significant step forward by securing Approval in Principle (AiP). ABS has awarded AiP to the carbon dioxide...
Norwind Offshore in Norway has declared options for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs). with Vard of Norway, along with agreement on options for two additional vessels. The new vessels are of Vard 4 19 design, developed...
Offshore wind operator Ørsted and support vessel company Esvagt have agreed to invest in the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels. The 93m long SOV will be powered by batteries and dual fuel engines, capable of sailing on...
UK crew transfer operator HST has taken delivery of the first of a new class of Damen Multi Cat, the 2309, the addition of which to the company's fleet of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) representing the first stage of HST’s strategy to become a total solutions provider...
Offshore Service Vessel (OSV) provider Tidewater has initiated a transformation project to optimise the lifecycle of its assets through the implementation of a harmonised Fleet Management System (FMS) from Tero Marine across its entire fleet. Tero Marine to provide...
Singapore shipyard Strategic Marine has secured a contract to build and deliver a 40m Fast Crew Boat (FCB) for new client Blue Petra, a fully owned subsidiary of Malaysia group Great Ocean Supply & Services. Great Ocean is a licensed Petronas contractor and a...
Shipowning company Norside has taken ownership of platform supply vessel ‘Farland’, from previous owner Ulstein subsidiary Blue Ship Invest, and will convert it into a hybrid walk-to-work vessel for the offshore wind industry. Norside CEO Hans Martin Gravdal said:...
Solstad Offshore has announced an investment of over NOK 300m in retrofitting battery hybrid systems to 11 of its vessels, backed by a grant award of NOK 87m from Innovation Norway, in order to achieve a 50% total fleet emission reduction by 2030. The 11 vessels are...
Engineering company Peak Marine Tech has awarded Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) a contract to supply the battery and control systems to enable zero emission cable lay operations from the converted 'Fjord Connector' cable lay vessel owned by Seaworks Kabel. Under the...
The Jones Act compliant rock installation vessel design, known as ULSTEIN S211, has been developed by Rotterdam based Ulstein Design & Solutions. The contract includes the option for a second vessel. US dredging company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co (GLDD) has...
