by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 8, 2021 | News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Danish Cadeler is having two offshore wind turbine installation vessels built in China. They are due to enter service in three years’ time. The ships are expected to be among the largest on the market and will be capable of installing 20+MW wind turbines. Cosco...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2021 | News, Offshore wind
US-based Eneti Inc, formerly Scorpio Tankers, has ordered a groundbreaking offshore wind installation vessel in Korea. The ship will be able to install wind turbines of up to twenty megawatts at sea and was designed by GustoMSC. The wind turbine installation vessel...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 7, 2021 | News, Offshore wind, Shipbuilding
Rapid advances in offshore wind technology, making turbines bigger and more powerful, are currently outpacing the infrastructure capacity needed to install them. London-based data supplier IHS Markit warns against this in a new report on the development of the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 23, 2021 | News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design
Ampelmann and C-Job Naval Architects have joined forces to develop a one-of-a-kind offshore wind feeder vessel concept with motion compensation technology. The vessel is specifically suited for the rigorous demands of operating off the east coast of the United States...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 23, 2021 | News
Offshore installation vessels may soon be hard to come by. According to Alexander Fløtre, Vice President Offshore Wind at Rystad Energy, both offshore wind activity and offshore wind components will continue to grow. Additional vessels are needed by 2025 to prevent a...
