Rolls-Royce Power Systems has supplied offshore oil and gas shipping company Starnav Serviços Marítimos of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 40 mtu 16V 4000 M33S engines to power 10 new vessels for Brazilian energy company Petrobras. The engines, delivered in two phases,...
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) continues to grow its modern offshore wind fleet with the addition of 'Windea Clarke', which was recently delivered from Ulstein Verft. Windea Clarke is the fourth CSOV (commissioning service operation vessel) delivered to BSO from...
Vessel electrification is no longer a future concept for offshore wind and policy and regulatory alignment is now the main barrier to uptake, according to a recent cross-industry panel hosted by Bibby Marine. Speakers from RenewableUK, Corvus Energy, Stillstrom, Tidal...
A cross-industry coalition, including Bibby Marine, offshore wind developers, vessel operators and technology providers, is calling for urgent action to accelerate the decarbonisation of offshore wind operations. A new position paper reveals how the sector perceives...
An international consortium led by Stillstrom by Maersk has secured €5m from the European Union’s flagship Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, for project Spark, to develop and demonstrate offshore charging infrastructure for stationary vessels at anchor...
Jan De Nul has launched its next green subsea cable-laying vessel, the 'William Thomson', sister to 'Fleeming Jenkin', launched in October 2025. Both vessels have a cargo capacity of 28,000t and a length of 215m. This makes them the largest of their kind. Both vessels...
Purus has marked another milestone with the addition of its newest construction/service operation vessel (CSOV), 'Purus Coriolis', to its growing fleet. The delivery follows an earlier naming ceremony held in Vietnam, celebrating the vessel’s completion at Vard Vung...
Damen and Windcat have launched 'Windcat Amsterdam', first in the Elevation series Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) to arrive in European waters. The vessel has been developed in collaboration between Damen and Windcat and was constructed at the Ha Long...
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), built at Ulstein Verft in Norway on behalf of an institutional investor. The vessel was christened Windea Carnot and is the third of three sister ships built at...
New analysis from Bibby Marine shows how, from day one, electrification of offshore wind commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) can cut operator costs by up to 40% compared with conventionally fuelled vessels. Savings on fuel and carbon costs can rise to as...
Ulstein Power & Control has signed a contract to deliver complete hybrid power and automation systems for two cable-laying vessels (CLVs) to be built for OMS Group at Ulstein Verft. The hybrid power system has been developed to reduce fuel consumption and...
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to deliver an extensive integrated equipment package for a next-generation ultra-large cable lay vessel (CLV) being built for LS Marine Solution at Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye. The vessel will be among the largest cable layers,...
As a member of the Offshore Charging Working Group – a broad coalition spanning the offshore wind and maritime sectors – Bibby Marine says it is helping to tackle the key barriers to decarbonising offshore service operations. The group’s mission is to accelerate the...
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