UK’s vulnerable kittiwakes flock to bird hotels

As the cliffside habitats of the gull come under increasing pressure, artificial nest sites are being built to help the gulls adapt Constructed from galvanised steel and plywood, the latest hotel to open in Lowestoft, Suffolk, boasts a sea view and promises plenty of privacy. Which should suit the guests that flock to the prime […]

Rope Robotics’ wind turbine blade repairs pay off in six months

Rope Robotics’ wind turbine blade repairs pay off in six months • Initial commercial results: return on investment after six months • Patented robot first to offer practical field repairs; offshore in 2024 • Leading-edge repair demand increasing; Robot adds capacity amid backlog of repairs in the U.S. • Benefits: four times faster than manual […]

EOLOS rides the wind and waves through typhoon Hinnamnor

Real-time insights gained in South Korea of 125km/hr wind gusts, with Floating Lidar Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions (Eolos), provider of metocean data for the offshore wind industry, has released details of extreme conditions passing by Jindo, on the southern coast of South Korea, during typhoon Hinnamnor. The deployed Floating Lidar EOLOS buoys recorded wind gusts […]

Clarkson Port Services acquires offshore renewable energy service provider, DHSS

Clarkson PLC (“Clarksons”) is delighted to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Clarkson Port Services B.V. (Clarkson Port Services), has completed the acquisition of DHSS, a leading provider of integrated logistics services to the offshore renewable industry, based in The Netherlands. Established in 1997, and with a presence across a number of ports in The […]

Jumbo Maritime HLV Fairplayer transported a 120-metre long, 1.3-metre diameter riser caisson and put it in wet storage on the seabed for later installation works by TechnipFMC.

Jumbo’s HLV Fairplayer transported a 120-metre long, 1.3-metre diameter riser caisson and put it in wet storage on the seabed for later installation works by Technip FMC. Handling the fragile equipment entailed precision lifting operations offshore and detailed engineering up front by both Technip FMC’s and Jumbo Offshore’s engineers. El HLV Fairplayer de Jumbo transportó […]

CMIC and Offshoretronic Jointly Develop and Commercialize the Monopiles Installation Scheme of Offshore Windfarms

TSC Offshore Corporation (“TSC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holding Co., Ltd. (“CMIC”) and Offshoretronic S.L. (“Offshoretronic”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to bring together the two important components of Offshoretronic’s technical engineering experiences in offshore wind transportation&installation and comprehensive TSC offshore equipment design and manufacturing capabilities to jointly develop […]

Acta Marine turns to Castor Marine to integrate Starlink with its Walk-to-Work vessel fleet comms infrastructure

Castor Marine to add Starlink to existing VSAT system to boost the low-latency, high-bandwidth broadband experience for Acta Marine’s W2W fleet and crew Shortly after the announcement of Castor Marine being an Authorized Starlink Reseller, the company signed a contract to outfit Acta Marine’s Walk-to-Work vessels with Starlink connectivity. This includes the two Methanol MDO/HVO […]

Feeling super charged by the final order placement with EnTech Smart Energies for a 1.2MW/1.5MWh Lithium-ion battery for the tide-turning FORWARD2030 project.

Feeling super charged by the final order placement with EnTech Smart Energies for a 1.2MW/1.5MWh Lithium-ion battery for the tide-turning FORWARD2030 project. A key step in taking this EC-funded multi-vector energy system forward. The order, under the Energy Management and Array work package, is the culmination of 18 months’ intensive work and study led and […]

Moreld industrialises floating offshore wind foundations

Moreld Ocean Wind is introducing a modular approach to floating offshore wind turbine foundations. The result will be quicker production, lower costs and a smaller carbon footprint. “Our solution will help to industrialise floating offshore wind energy, making it more viable in the global energy mix,” says Asbjørn Wathne, Business Development Manager at Moreld Ocean […]