Van Oord Joins German Offshore Wind Group
7, May 2026
Van Oord has joined Germany’s offshore wind association BWO as it supports offshore wind expansion in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea.
Baltic Sea
Bałtyk 3 Topside Moves to Yard at Vlissingen
16, April 2026
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.
EU-Sanctioned Tanker Held in Baltic Spill Probe
6, April 2026
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.
Bilfinger Expands Role on Poland Offshore Wind Build
25, March 2026
Bilfinger has secured the offshore supervision scope for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3, overseeing substation and turbine installation, export cable laying, and landfall works for the 1,440 MW Polish Baltic Sea wind projects.
Boskalis Lands 140,000 m Cable Scope at Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm
26, February 2026
Boskalis and TKF Subsea Solutions sign a contract to supply and install 140,000 m of inter-array cables at Germany’s 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm, with installation by BOKA Ocean through end-2027.
Haskoning Secures ELWIND Offshore Wind Design Mandate
20, February 2026
Haskoning signs a three-year contract with Latvia’s investment agency to deliver the ELWIND design phase, producing integrated technical designs for two Baltic Sea offshore wind farms.
Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Works Begin with Seabed Rock Placement
18, February 2026
Equinor and Polenergia have started offshore works on Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and 3, beginning with subsea rock installation and moving to monopiles, substations and cables during 2026.
Diezeborg Safeguarded After Baltic Sea Engine-Room Fire
16, February 2026
Diezeborg was secured after an engine-room fire on 14 February near Gotska Sandön. No injuries were reported, and KBV 002 Triton towed the vessel on 15 February to prevent grounding.
Zingst OSS Topside Rolls Out in Schiedam
2, February 2026
HSI Joint Venture rolled out the 4,700 t OSS Zingst topside in Schiedam, progressing 50Hertz’s 927 MW OST-6-1 grid link for the Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm.
