Developments at US ports are helping to deliver the first steps towards ambitious national offshore wind power generation targets.

China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles gets approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for a heavy-duty, methanol-dual fuel wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design.

Heavy lift outfit Jumbo Offshore will be represented by Sea Horizon offshore in the Middle East under a new agreement between the companies.

Rotterdam-based Van Oord has won a deal to assist in the construction of Poland’s largest-ever renewable project.

Late 2023 brought a sense of realism to what had been the highly optimistic US offshore wind sector which had hoped to bring 30 gW of power, almost all in Atlantic waters, online by 2030 (30 by 30).

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) will deploy Poland’s first (FSRU) for the LNG import terminal in the Gulf of Gdansk.

Under a swap deal, Equinor is set to take full ownership of the Empire Wind lease and projects while BP will take full ownership of the Beacon Wind lease and projects.

In the States, ‘Hydrogen Hubs’ have been a subject of discussion, alongside alternative fuels for the maritime sectors.

JP Morgan has contracted Norway-based Ulstein Verft to deliver two methanol-ready commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs).

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Norwegian state company, Equinor, and energy major bp, have pulled out of a wind farm contract at Seatrium valued at more than $250 million.