Baltimore-based offshore wind energy development company US Wind, Inc. announced its plan to form a long-term partnership with Haizea Wind Group Management S.L. to manage and operate Sparrows Point Steel, Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind factory in Baltimore County, Maryland. The facility will be available to manufacture steel components for the U.S. offshore wind industry,... Continue Reading →
Mammoet Wins Contracts for Two ‘large’ Offshore Wind Projects in United States
Heavy lift and transport services firm Mammoet said Monday it had secured contracts for two large offshore wind projects for undisclosed clients in the United States, both of which begin in 2023. Together, the two contracts cover a range of port scopes, including the load-in, load-out, handling, and temporary storage of XXL monopiles, plus the... Continue Reading →
Ampelmann Secures Six New Contracts in US Offshore Wind Market
Dutch offshore crew transfer equipment specialist Ampelmann said Tuesday it had signed six new contracts in the offshore wind market in the United States for 2023, 2024, and 2025. The contracts set for 2023 have been secured for work on two new offshore wind farms being built off New England's coast. "In the coming year,... Continue Reading →
Helix’s Newly Acquired T1400-1 Jet Trenching System to be Deployed at Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm
Helix Energy Solutions' robotics division Helix Robotics Solutions said Monday it had won a trenching services contract with "a leading renewables cable installation contractor." The contract is for the trenching of inter-array and export cables as part of a 640MW wind farm offshore Taiwan. Under the contract, Helix plans to mobilize its newly acquired T1400-1... Continue Reading →
Rovco makes reorganization moves as part of growth strategy
UK provider of subsea robotics and integrated survey solutions Rovco has set up two business units focused on delivering on a specific area of expertise as part of its plans for greater global and sectoral growth. The company, founded in 2016, will now operate through two separate business units, each to be led by a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Route 3 Integrated Project
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/23/22, informs that it has signed a contract with the company Toyo Setal Empreendimentos Ltda. to conclude the works on the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) of the Itaboraí Gaslub Cluster, which had been halted since June 2022. With the resumption of the... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Authorities Launch Probe Against Sembcorp Marine Unit
(OE) Brazilian authorities have reportedly launched a preliminary investigation into the Brazilian subsidiary of the Singapore-based marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine. "Sembcorp Marine Ltd wishes to inform that it has come to its knowledge that the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil (“CGU”) has published a notice in the Official Gazette (the... Continue Reading →
Hull of Giant Guyana-bound FPSO Enters Drydock in Singapore
(OE) Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore said Friday that the China-built hull of the FPSO ONE Guyana had entered drydock at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. One Guyana is one of SBM Offshore's largest-ever FPSO Units and is being built for deployment at ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. "The FPSO ONE GUYANA project passing... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons’ profit soars 51% in 2022 to R$339 million. Revenue of R$ 2.3 billion was 6% above 2021
Wilson Sons, the leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, posted a net profit of R$113 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, 169% higher than the same period of 2021. Last year, the company's profit after tax was R$339 million, up 51% compared to 2021. Net revenue totalled R$2.3 billion in the year,... Continue Reading →
RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm Starts Regular Operation
German offshore wind developer RWE said Thursday that its offshore wind farm Kaskasi, located around 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland, Germany, had officially started regular operation. With an installed capacity of 342 megawatts (MW), Kaskasi can supply the equivalent of over 400,000 households with electricity. The 38 wind turbines of Kaskasi were... Continue Reading →