German company EWE, through Offshore-Windpark Riffgat GmbH, has launched a tender for helicopter services to support planned maintenance and unplanned repair and troubleshooting work at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The tender is divided into four lots, covering different h
NextOcean has secured a contract to equip Esvagt’s service operation vessel (SOV) Esvagt Njord with its WavePredictor vessel-motion prediction technology. The system will be used to support offshore operations at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK, where Esvagt Njord has been deployed for oper
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has laid the keel for the second service operation vessel (SOV) it is building for French offshore wind fleet operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs). The keel-laying ceremony took place on 30 July at ZPMC’s marine engineering facility. Designed in co
Vattenfall has launched a tender seeking contractors to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspections and seabed survey services across its offshore wind portfolio in Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK from 2027. According to a contract notice from 4 August, the company is looking to
Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) has started construction of a new offshore wind operations hub in Lowestoft, UK. The company says the investment strengthens Seatrium ORS’ operational capability as demand grows for offshore project delivery, hook-up, commissioning, logistics and lifecycle
Wind Multiplikator GmbH has officially changed its name to Semco Maritime Offshore Wind Service GmbH, completing the integration process following Semco Maritime’s acquisition of the German offshore wind service company in 2023. The rebranding brings Wind Multiplikator’s activities under the Semco M
Marco Polo Marine’s offshore wind subsidiary, PKR Offshore (PKRO), has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the charter of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) to support offshore wind projects in Taiwan. The agreement will initially run for two years
Renewable energy consultancy OWC, Korea Leading Energy Management (KLEM), and OEG have entered into a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind balance of plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) services in South Korea. Under the collaborative framework, KLEM
Principle Power has been awarded the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support contract for the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in the French Mediterranean operated by Ocean Winds (OW) in partnership with la Banque des Territoires. The agreement with EFGL covers the three W
Windcat and Ørsted have signed contracts to supply long-term crew transfer vessel services to support Ørsted’s offshore wind farm operations based out of Grimsby. Ørsted’s Generation UK Hub operates and maintains six offshore wind farms from Grimsby’s Royal Docks, delivering green energy to millions
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of Windea Clarke, the fourth and final commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in its latest newbuild series. The vessel was christened on 30 June at Ulstein Verft in Norway and will immediately begin its first seasonal charter on an offshore
Føn Energy Services Poland has signed a long-term, multi-million-euro agreement with the joint venture between Orlen Group and Northland Power to provide integrated operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. Under the agreement,
RWE has officially opened a new offshore wind control centre in Jemgum, East Frisia, from which the company will monitor and operate its offshore wind farms in Germany and continental Europe around the clock. The new facility, inaugurated on 25 June, will serve as a key operational hub for RWE’s gro
