Drydocks World has selected Iv to design the Ostwind 4 HVDC topside. The 2 GW platform will transmit wind energy more than 110 km from the Baltic Sea to the German mainland.
Baltic Power has supplied Poland’s first offshore wind electricity to the national grid. The 1.1 GW Northland Power and ORLEN project targets commercial operations in the second half of 2026.
Equinor and Polenergia have started offshore foundation installation for Bałtyk 2 and 3, advancing 1.4 GW of Baltic Sea wind capacity.
Norway joins the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, expanding cooperation on maritime safety, surveillance, security and regional resilience.
DEME Group has named its new jack-up installation vessel Norse Energi in the Netherlands, with work lined up at Windanker and Hornsea 3 in 2026.
SAL has completed the installation campaign for 76 transition pieces at Baltic Power, marking a milestone for MV Lone and Poland’s offshore wind development.
Van Oord has joined Germany’s offshore wind association BWO as it supports offshore wind expansion in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea.
Bałtyk 3 offshore substation topside has been moved from the production hall to the yard at Smulders’ Vlissingen site, where outfitting and transformer installation will continue ahead of next year’s load-out.
Sweden has detained Flora 1 in a Baltic Sea spill investigation after authorities linked the EU-sanctioned tanker to a mineral oil discharge east of Gotland.
