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The demand for SOVs has grown 300% in the last 8 years, driven almost entirely by the offshore wind industry. The relatively small asset class is in such high demand that more SOVs are currently in construction than operational. In this insight, we explore how older conversions from other support vessels are rising to support the rising demand in this class.

Find out how Spinergie helped a multinational wind farm developer asses major foundation technologies and performance metrics.

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Ambitious and impressive wind targets have been set by governments and other political forums all around the globe with G7 recently declaring a common goal of 150 GW capacity by 2030. This means a monumental task for the industry lies ahead and the road will not be an easy one. Here, Spinergie analyst Yvan Gelbart examines the main challenges and what is already being done to help developers in navigating them.

Discover how Spinergie’s Smart Fleet Management solution has been successfully deployed by an operator to synchronize its fleet activities in West Africa.

Find out how Spinergie’s Smart Fleet Management solution can help make your onshore and onboard life easier through six key functions.

Spinergie's in-depth vessel selector tool, including specific WTIV modules, is helping offshore wind developers accurately asses the market and select the best vessel solution for their upcoming projects.

The demand for subsea cable installation for offshore wind continues to rise, with 2,800+ days contracted in 2022 alone. Traditional shipowners dominate the market, but OEMs are making a comeback. The industry presents significant opportunities for those willing to invest in their capabilities.

The number of offshore floating wind projects is rising with an acceleration expected towards the end of the decade to help meet the 2030 targets outlined by governments around the globe.

The pressure is on for vessel managers to reduce fuel consumption and stay on top of carbon emissions. Regulations, from IMCA and IMO, have been proposed for the offshore marine contracting sector while investors and insurers alike are increasing their expectations for climate mitigation measures by vessel managers

Spinergie has completed a study of a recently commissioned wind farm to analyze the pressure a project of that size placed on the supply chain and identify areas of optimization.

Spinergie Market Intelligence helped a large North American vessel manager with Offshore Wind market sizing to finance the build-out of a dedicated installation fleet of Foundation Installation Vessels (FIVs).

Spinergie's Smart Fleet Management (SFM) product was used by a transshipping company to optimize operations in West Africa, avoid demurrage and reduce fuel consumption.

Spinergie’s Smart Fleet Management solution provides live fuel consumption KPIs, uncovering opportunities for improvement and measuring progress over time.

The offshore wind market is tightening in terms of the supply chain, vessel availability and growing project sizes. As such, developers and ship owners are seeking solutions that enable them to monitor how project installation is progressing at other wind farms. Spinergie’s market intelligence has been relied on by a developer to track the progress of a contracted vessel and gauge the likelihood of it completing its previous installation work scope on time. This gave the developer the time to plan for alternative solutions if the vessel was unlikely to be ready.

Spinergie successfully deployed Smart Fleet Management for a major project coordinator to track, manage and coordinate foundation installation operations on a 500 MW offshore wind farm in Northern Europe. The installation process involved using three feeder barges and 3 AHTS to transport the foundations to the main installation vessel (FIV) at the wind farm site.

Spinergie’s Market Intelligence significantly helped a charterer evaluate tender responses for a three-year O&M contract in the North Sea. Relying on Spinergie analysis, the charterer undertook a detailed review of suitable candidates within the region to benchmark tender responses and select the best option using trusted third-party impartial data.

Shipowners have utilized Spinergie’s Digital Daily Progress Report (DPR) to enhance the quality of daily reporting and uncover data points to identify room for improvement within selected key performance indicators (KPIs). This has enabled the creation of a continuous cycle of improvement as report content is consistently and accurately monitored.

In 2021, China connected 16.5 GW of offshore wind farms & became the world leader in capacity installed.

The demand for SOVs rises 20% y-o-y, driven by O&M activities.

Reel-lay demand jumped 23% in 2020, thanks to Norway and the US.

Record levels of activity on wind farm locations in US waters this year.

Earlier this month, a potential Subsea 7-Saipem merger made the news. We take a deeper look at their fleet and client portfolio.

Almost 550 wind turbines will be installed offshore Europe in 2019, 50% more than 2018. Installation time per MW is dropping.