Hugh Yendole has been appointed as development director for Salamander, a pioneering floating offshore wind joint venture.

Singapore-based Cyan Renewables has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for a wind turbine installation vessel construction with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI).

Singapore-based offshore wind farm vessel-operator Cyan Renewables has acquired its first service operations vessel (SOV) from Belgium’s DEME Group.

The Jones Act Enforcer is on patrol in the US East Coast’s growing offshore wind sector to ensure projects are not employing non-Jones Act compliant service vessels.

The US offshore wind landscape took a big step forward in early July when the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) granted an approval to developer Ørsted to begin construction on Ocean Wind 1.

Electric motor manufacturer Hoyer is opening up its new regional headquarter in Ningbo, China, to create enhanced prospects for new services and solutions.

Offshore wind is attracting considerable interest and last week saw the announcement of the merger between NYSE-listed Eneti and Copenhagen-headquartered Cadeler, however, in the US there is growing political pressure on the sector’s development.

Andreas Sohmen-Pao’s Cadeler and Emanuele Lauro’s Eneti are set to merge into a large, pure-play offshore wind turbine and foundation installation company.

Some nine years in the making High Eye’s Airboxer unmanned helicopter system can be used for both commercial and military marine activities.

Demand for offshore support vessels is rising globally, but the orderbook is bare, which could lead to projects being delayed due to lack of ships.