On April 12, Damen Shipyards Group launched the second of its fully electric RSD-E Tugs 2513 at Damen Song Cam Shipyard. The tug is being built for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, together with five conventional RSD Tugs 2513. When delivered later this year, it will be the first fully electric tug to operate in European waters.

Damen Services Canada recently celebrated the opening of a new service center in Victoria, BC Canada. Damen Services began operations in Canada in 2019 to provide warranty support for delivered vessels. The new office provides the opportunity to expand with a wider range of vessel support in North America, including parts sales, technical support, and maintenance services.

Apollo, a leading UK-based engineering, and energy advisory consultancy is announcing the appointment of Richard Dinsdale as the new Head of Energy Transition. Richard's expertise and commitment to advancing clean energy initiatives will be instrumental in driving Apollo's mission towards a sustainable future.

Talos Energy Inc announces updates to its organization that support Talos's growth and strategic priorities and the recently closed QuarterNorth Energy Inc. ("QuarterNorth") acquisition.

The US operation of DeepOcean has completed its first campaign under the contract by power cable solution provider NKT to provide subsea construction support for the Champlain Hudson Power Express renewable energy infrastructure project in New York, USA.

H2SITE’s AMMONIA to H2POWER technology for ammonia cracking on-board has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR). The technology is an onboard containerized solution that produces fuel-cell-quality hydrogen using ammonia. This hydrogen can then be utilized by hydrogen fuel cells that can contribute to the vessel’s electrical power, or the hydrogen could be consumed directly in an internal combustion engine (ICE).

A new report released shows Louisiana businesses and workers stand to benefit from expansion of offshore wind nationally and in the Gulf of Mexico. The “Louisiana Offshore Wind Supply Chain Assessment,” released by the Southeastern Wind Coalition, GNO Inc., Center for Planning Excellence, and The Pew Charitable Trusts, with research partner and global energy consultancy Xodus Group, identifies recommendations to tap into more Louisiana know-how to help build offshore wind in US waters.

CBED has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for their new SOV, Wind Creation’s, first project as part of the CBED fleet. With this new walk-to-work project, the SOV joins in commissioning an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

Corvus Energy, a leading provider of marine battery and fuel cell systems, have been selected by HAF Power Solutions (HPS) to supply Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for the innovative Energy Subsea Construction Vessel (ESCV) to be built for shipowner REM Offshore.

Allseas has been contracted for the transport and installation (T&I) of two major substations (so called OSS) for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, developed by transmission operator 50Hertz.

Vallourec has secured a fourth major order in the framework of the Long-Term Agreement (LTA) signed in 2021 with ExxonMobil Guyana. Under the contract, Vallourec will deliver line pipe for ExxonMobil Guyana’s deep-water Whiptail project. The Whiptail project is located in the Stabroek Block, a 26,800 km² strategic basin located off Guyana’s continental shelf, where several important discoveries have been made since 2015.

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and BIMCO have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on some of the monumental challenges and opportunities within the areas of bunker, marine energy and maritime sectors and help facilitate shipping’s decarbonization efforts.

Balmoral Comtec, a Balmoral Group company and a major provider of buoyancy, protection and insulation services to the global offshore energy market, has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract for the supply of 400 cable protection systems (CPS) by Ørsted for its Hornsea 3 project, located 120km off the Norfolk coast in the UK.

Alinta Energy and JERA Nex, through its wholly owned subsidiary Parkwind, have agreed to join forces to develop the 1GW+ Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm in the Southern Ocean Region Declared Area in South West Victoria.

During the FOWT event in Marseille, BW Ideol, one of the global leaders in the sector, unveiled its brand-new market approach combining standardization and mass production to a selected panel of utilities and partners.

With a total installed capacity of 900 MW, the two offshore wind farms are in operation and fully connected to the grid, making them the largest of their kind in Taiwan and in the Asia-Pacific region.