In recent months, Aker Arctic’s design team has finalised the concept for the first year-round service operation vessel (SOV) for seasonally freezing seas. The concept design can be tailored to a specific operational area and facilitates wind farms’ investment calculations.
Currently, three tugs are permanently stationed in Halifax, supplemented by two on-call vessels. The new Rastar 3200 vessels will replace the on-call tugs
In 2023, despite the macroeconomic challenges faced by the sector in some key markets, the wind industry installed 10.8 GW of new offshore wind capacity, taking the global total to 75.2 GW.
The Netherlands is set to bolster its naval capabilities shortly. The French defense contractor, Naval Group, has been slated to start production of four Barracuda-class submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN).