by Mariska Buitendijk | May 9, 2022 | Marine fuels, News, Renewables, Ship design
C-Job Naval Architects and LH2 Europe have designed a brand new class of liquid hydrogen tanker. The vessel will be 141 metres long and has a storage capacity of 37,500 cubic metres. The concept is said to be a critical element in realising a green end-to-end liquid...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Renewables, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine have signed the agreement for the proposed combination of Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine. The merged company in Singapore will focus on offshore renewables, new energy and cleaner solutions in the offshore and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 21, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore wind, Renewables
Appreciating the logistical challenges for deployment at scale, Heerema has developed a new method for floating offshore wind installations. Using a specially designed floating installation frame, the wind turbines can be installed with Heerema’s fleet of...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 28, 2022 | News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Renewables
Kajima Corporation and Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan. For Van Oord, it is the first contract of this size in Japan. Kajima Corporation, founded in 1840, is one of the largest...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 24, 2022 | Energy transition, Fishing, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Renewables, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime
With the energy transition just around the corner, the editors of the February edition of SWZ|Maritime decided to focus on important new developments in the Dutch offshore industry. A sector in which important players have already for some time understood that it is...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 23, 2022 | Energy transition, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Renewables
Wind turbines for offshore wind parks are growing so fast in size and especially height that bottlenecks will arise if there are not enough wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) capable of handling them. This warning was released at the beginning of this month by...
