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UK marine service provider James Fisher and Sons has been awarded a contract worth over £1m ($1.25m) for the provision of high voltage specialist personnel and safety management services at the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Developed in collaboration with the China Steel Corporation and leading Danish developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), the …
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https://splash247.com/james-fisher-set-to-work-on-offshore-wind-farm-in-taiwan/The US Department of the Interior has announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. The two sales proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will have the potential to generate more than 18GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more …
https://splash247.com/us-planning-18gw-offshore-wind-lease-sales-in-oregon-and-gulf-of-maine/
https://splash247.com/us-planning-18gw-offshore-wind-lease-sales-in-oregon-and-gulf-of-maine/The Australian Government has granted a feasibility licence for Ørsted’s first offshore wind project in Australia and intends to grant a licence for a second project, subject to consultation. With the licences, Ørsted has exclusivity to develop large-scale offshore wind farms off the coast of Gippsland, Victoria, to be operational in the early 2030s. Ørsted’s …
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https://splash247.com/australia-gives-nod-to-orsted-for-4-8gw-offshore-wind-project/Offshore driller Valaris has reported several new contracts and contract extensions, with an associated contract backlog of approximately $480m. The driller was awarded two extension options for a drillship pair. The first is a six-month option exercised by ExxonMobil for the Valaris DS-9. Work under the extension will begin in January 2025 in direct continuation …
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https://splash247.com/valaris-brings-in-480m-worth-of-new-rig-deals/Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has secured around 1,300 sq km of seabed in Australia to progress two offshore wind projects. CIP received exclusivity rights to develop offshore wind projects over two areas – one of 586 sq km and the other of around 689 sq km. Combined, the two projects have the potential to deliver …
https://splash247.com/cip-among-winners-of-australias-offshore-wind-licensing-round/
https://splash247.com/cip-among-winners-of-australias-offshore-wind-licensing-round/Logistical constraints at the Port of Vancouver mean waterborne oil exports from the highly anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion due to start up on Wednesday may only be around half what the Canadian government-owned corporation has forecast…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/port-constraints-canadas-trans-mountain-513359
https://www.marinelink.com/news/port-constraints-canadas-trans-mountain-513359China on Wednesday launched sea trials for the Fujian, its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, state media reported.The start of tests by the Chinese navy came nearly two years after the aircraft carrier was first unveiled in June 2022.The Fujian…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinas-nextgeneration-aircraft-carrier-513360
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinas-nextgeneration-aircraft-carrier-513360A new union deal aims to help bolster the workforce of the U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair industrial base, which has struggled alongside many other sectors to attract and retain the volume of employees needed to achieve efficient operations.The…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-union-deal-aims-boost-us-navy-513363UK shipowner Bibby Marine has signed a contract with Gondan Shipbuilders in Spain for what it says will be the world’s first truly zero-emission, electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV). The eCSOV will be built in Gondan’s Asturias shipyard and is scheduled to be delivered in 2026. The vessel, designed in collaboration with UK-based shipdesigners …
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https://splash247.com/bibby-marine-taps-spanish-yard-for-electric-csov-newbuild/Ahead of attending tomorrow’s inaugural Geneva Dry, Plamen Natzkoff, associate director covering dry bulk for Maritime Strategies International, sets the scene in the markets. Looking back on the strong performance of the dry bulk freight markets through Q1, expectations for the rest of the year – when trade volumes can be expected to pick up …
https://splash247.com/due-diligence-needed-on-dry-bulks-divergent-fortunes-for-balance-of-2024/
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