Fleet of robo-boats busy surveying North Sea windfarm site
A robotics-based geophysical survey of the Dogger Bank D offshore wind farm successfully started last month and will be ongoing until the end of the year.
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Chronic vessels shortage seems baked in to offshore wind’s future
Picking through some of the past year’s headlines regarding the state of the offshore wind construction and support vessels market makes uncomfortable reading.
Damen orders crew change vessels and DEME Orion takes shape
One of Europe’s most successful shipyard groups, Damen, has decided to build on spec a trio of crew-change vessels for the rapidly expanding offshore renewable energy services market.
Norway setting sail with low carbon ships
Late last year, a new Norwegian passenger vessel entered service, beginning with a coastal passage from Bergen to Kirkenes, which is located close to Norway’s northern frontier with Russia.
Stylish crew transfer vessel preparing for debut
After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and should by now be en-route to The Netherlands.