AD Ports Group, through Noatum Maritime’s Safeen Drydocks, has acquired Spain’s Astilleros Balenciaga for €11.2 million, renaming it Balenciaga Shipyard and positioning it for offshore wind vessel projects.
Ørsted completes installation of 66 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines at the 920 MW Changhua 2b/4 offshore wind project in Taiwan; full site operation is expected in Q3 2026.
Cadeler completed installation of 66 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 turbines at Ørsted’s Changhua 2b/4 offshore wind projects in Taiwan, using the M-class vessel Wind Maker for a 920 MW buildout.
UK AR7 offshore wind results link £204 million of CIB support to £3.4 billion private spending for ports, factories and supply networks, underpinning up to 7,000 jobs.
Smulders will deliver EPC for the jacket foundation carrying the offshore substation on the 600 MW Dunkerque project, with completion and handover planned via its Fos-sur-Mer yard.
The Dutch cabinet will launch a 1GW SDE++ tender at IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A in September 2026, scaling back from 2GW as it seeks to keep offshore wind deployment viable under tighter budgets.
VARD delivered CSOV Norwind Maestro (NB 982) to Norwind Offshore and Navigare Capital on 16 January 2026, before the contractual date, with hybrid-system monitoring and all-electric W2W handling.
A federal court granted Dominion Energy an injunction allowing CVOW activities to restart while its lawsuit over agency action continues. The project totals 176 turbines and 2.6 GW.
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.
