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Mon 22 Dec 2014 in Policy & Regulation by Philip Woodcock* Constructing and servicing offshore windfarms is an inherently dangerous occupation. By using the correct equipment, effective work planning, operational procedures and competent personnel, the risks are mitigated. Practices that were acceptable during the construction of early windfarms such as Horns Rev, North Hoyle orRead more

Tue 19 Jul 2016 by Philip Woodcock Acta Orion combines excellent seakeeping with onboard comfortable accommodation and an access system from Ampelmann There is a lot of talk at the moment about how service operation vessels (SOVs) are the future of personnel transfer in the offshore wind industry. Huge investment is being made in newRead more

Thu 28 May 2015 in Europe, Offshore Wind by Philip Woodcock Eighteen vessel masters from the windfarm crew transfer industry recently met at the inaugural Workships Contractors’ Command Conference. The masters, who all work for the recently renamed Acta Marine Wind Services (AMWS), travelled from UK and Europe to attend the event held in Colchester,Read more

Is it acceptable to have more personnel offshore on fixed assets such as turbines or the substation in a windfarm than there are seats available on the attending crewboats? Is the risk altered if the windfarm is under construction or is in the operations and maintenance phase? How about whether there are other marine assetsRead more

Vroon Offshore is one of a few companies to have established a presence in Mozambique – more could follow but will need to train Mozambicans The East African country of Mozambique has been in the press often in the last five years as large gas reserves have been discovered offshore – reserves that could provideRead more

Tue 17 Jul 2018 by Philip Woodcock, founder, Wyndward Maritime Wyndward Maritime founder and former general manager and CSO at Workships, Philip Woodcock considers how luck can affect the offshore industry Do the immortal words of the Clint Eastwood character, Dirty Harry Callaghan, have a place in today’s maritime industry? As a safety and operationsRead more