offshore wind – Professional Mariner

17 Apr

Royal IHC partnering on Jones Act cable lay vessel

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind, shipbuilding

(KINDERDIJK, Netherlands) — Royal IHC and Kalypso Offshore Energy, an emerging contractor for the offshore wind industry in the United States, have signed a letter of intent to build America’s first Jones Act-compliant cable lay vessel (CLV) for the offshore wind market. Kalypso brings experience in offshore wind management as well as U.S. marine operations. Kalypso is committed to providing…

03 Apr

U.S. approves wind project south of Martha’s Vineyard

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsClimate change, offshore wind

(WASHINGTON) — The Biden-Harris administration on Tuesday announced its approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project – the nation’s eighth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. With the action, the Department of the Interior has approved more than 10 gigawatts of clean energy from offshore wind projects – enough to power nearly…

22 Mar

Coast Guard seeks input on R.I. wind farm safety zones

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind, Ports, shipping

(BOSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard initiated a public comment period Thursday for proposed temporary safety zones during construction of facilities within the Revolution Wind Farm project area approximately 17 miles southeast of Point Judith, R.I. The proposal is to establish 67 temporary safety zones with a 500-meter radius surrounding 65 wind turbine generators and two offshore substations which would…

14 Feb

BOEM approves two wind energy areas off Oregon

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind

(WASHINGTON) — In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals for deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Tuesday announced the designation of two final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon. The WEAs were developed following extensive engagement…

19 Jan

First two Incat-designed CTVs delivered to U.S. operator

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind, shipbuilding

(SYDNEY, Australia) — The number of Incat Crowther-designed crew transfer vessels servicing the global offshore wind industry continues to grow with the delivery of two new 98.5-foot (30-meter) bespoke CTVs to Windea CTV – a U.S.-based joint venture owned by MidOcean Wind LLC and Hornblower Wind LLC. The new Bureau Veritas-classed vessels, Windea Intrepid and Windea Courageous, are the largest…

05 Jan

St. Johns Ship Building delivers CTV for offshore wind

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind, shipbuilding

(PALATKA, Fla.) — St. Johns Ship Building has delivered WINDEA Courageous, the first of three Jones Act-compliant Incat Crowther crew transfer vessels (CTVs) ordered by WINDEA CTV LLC, a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind. The new 98-foot (30-meter) vessel will enter service supporting Vineyard Wind 1 and is already on site in New Bedford, Mass., for the project.…

07 Dec

South Fork Wind delivers first offshore wind power to N.Y.

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind

(NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced the successful delivery of clean power to Long Island from the first operational wind turbine at South Fork Wind, marking a historic milestone of the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in federal waters to begin “powering up” in the United States. The project has completed the installation of two…

30 Nov

BOEM approves fifth and sixth offshore wind projects

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsClimate change, offshore wind

(WASHINGTON) — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced the approval of the nation's fifth and sixth commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects: Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) and Empire Wind off the coast of New York and New Jersey. The announcements support the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following…

02 Nov

Orsted cancels two offshore wind projects in New Jersey

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsoffshore wind

(BOSTON) — Renewable energy firm Orsted on Wednesday halted the development of two U.S. offshore wind projects and said related impairments had surged above $5 billion, Reuters reported, as the industry grapples with supply chain delays and higher costs. Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer, said it would stop developing its 2,248-megawatt (MW) Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects…

31 Oct

Crowley names VP of business development for Wind Services

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsoffshore wind

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley has named offshore wind veteran Christy Guthman as vice president of business development for its Wind Services business as the company grows in the clean, sustainable energy sector. Guthman most recently served as executive general manager of sales and commercial operations for GE Offshore Wind. During her tenure there, she built the company’s North American sales,…