A new study finds the offshore wind installation fleet could support around 400 GW of bottom-fixed capacity by 2030, but significant vessel newbuild investment is needed outside China.
EEW SPC has loaded out the first monopiles for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project and will supply 77 monopile foundations from Rostock harbour in line with the project’s construction schedule.
A consortium dispute on DolWin 5 moves to SCC arbitration, with claims over scope responsibilities and cost allocation while work continues and delivery remains targeted for 2026.
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.
