MacGregor completed DNV-certified sea trials for its Horizon V4 active motion compensated gangway, confirming safe personnel transfers between independently moving offshore assets in open-water conditions.
Japan is advancing a 1 GW floating offshore wind project near the Izu islands to supply Tokyo and support national renewable energy targets by 2035.
The Searénité consortium is developing a system to reduce underwater noise during offshore construction for floating wind, jacket foundations, and substations.
France will combine the AO9 and AO10 rounds into a single offshore wind tender of about 10 GW, split evenly between fixed-bottom and floating projects across all French maritime areas, with awards expected by late 2026 or early 2027.
Global Maritime has been appointed to handle offshore and onshore decommissioning work for the TetraSpar Demonstrator in Norway, covering subsea recovery, towing, dismantling, and recycling.
Scotland resets its offshore wind ambition to up to 40GW by 2040 and backs early work for Stornoway Port’s Deep Water South terminal, designed to support floating wind construction and operations.
WindSCORE, launched in December 2025, will deliver a 360° KPI toolbox within three years to evaluate offshore wind projects across cost, technology, sustainability, and social factors.
Norway’s Ministry of Energy has confirmed that two consortia, including Equinor Utsira Nord, Vårgrønn Utsira Nord and Harald Hårfagre, will each receive a project site for floating wind at Utsira Nord.
BOURBON says it has completed towing the Eolmed project float from Port of Port-La Nouvelle, after more than three years of engineering and coordination involving over 15 subcontractors and about 80 staff.
