New Zealand’s first feasibility permit round covers designated areas off Taranaki and Waikato / South Auckland, with developers required to submit applications by 5:00 pm NZST on 19 April 2027.
Fugro’s 2026 campaign covered 2,337 kilometres to inform EirGrid’s offshore substations and cable options, while public consultation on the planned grid connection remains open until 8 December.
Canada’s commitment includes CAD 5 million for floating LiDAR buoys. Net Zero Atlantic will receive nearly CAD 3 million for transmission modelling and marine surveys to help assess cable routes.
Northland Power expects final permits for Hai Long in the first half of 2027. Construction costs remain in line with its original estimates as the development moves towards full commercial operation.
Spinergie records 15 HLV transfers from China to international markets in 2022–2025, including four returning vessels, as domestic utilisation eased after the 2021 offshore wind installation surge.
DEME will deploy its jack-up vessel Norse Energi to transport and install 69 turbines in the Dutch North Sea, following an earlier foundation installation award. Preparations are scheduled to begin in 2028.
The EIB loan will support up to 25 second-generation survey vessels, remote sensing and underwater robotics, while a separate agreement extends €500 million in existing debt facilities to December 2031.
CBED has taken delivery of the vessel, which will be renamed Wind Dedication and chartered back to Seaway7 for existing projects until early 2028, with a full repaint planned at its next drydock.
The new IWS Fleet vessels will use the UT 5519 DEx design, with accommodation for up to 120 people per ship. Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipment will build them, with first delivery due in 2029.
