North Star

Founded in 1886, North Star owns and operates a wholly UK-owned fleet engaged in the UK’s offshore industry in the North Sea.

Blogs

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Without shared data, harmonized carbon accounting and collaborative infrastructure planning, the supply chain will struggle to deliver a low-emission future.
Aug. 15, 2025

News

The two firm long-term charter and two reservation agreements for newbuild vessels represent the sector’s largest commitment to date, North Star claimed.
Aug. 6, 2025
North Star says it has become the first vessel operator to certify offshore wind vessels to meet new global maritime cyber resilience standards.
April 23, 2025
EnBW has contracted North Star to provide a commissioning service operation vessel for the He Dreiht wind farm development in the German North Sea.
Oct. 15, 2024
North Star will help fast-track design and testing of a new service operations vessel concept for the floating offshore wind sector.
Oct. 11, 2024

Articles

Offshore infrastructure support vessel operator and service provider North Star has invested more than £5 million ($6.5 million) in new business support software systems.
Aug. 20, 2024
North Star has secured a contract with Siemens Gamesa to build a hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) bound for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm...
May 24, 2024
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Support vessel operator/owner North Star has signed a partnership with VesselMan, a specialist developer of software for project management.
Feb. 28, 2024
EnBW has contracted North Star to supply a new hybrid electric SOV to the He Dreiht wind farm offshore northern Germany.
Feb. 1, 2024
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Stillstrom Vard
Stillstrom has signed an MoU with North Star on the adoption of offshore charging and vessel electrification technologies for SOVs in the offshore wind sector.
Aug. 29, 2023
North Star is preparing to mobilize its second newbuild hybrid-propulsion SOV ahead of schedule to support SSE Renewables at the Dogger Bank wind farm.
July 7, 2023
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James Bradford
North Star has appointed a new CTO as the organization scales up its onshore operations for further growth in the offshore wind sector across Europe.
April 24, 2023
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Grampian Talisman
Royston has overhauled diesel power systems on four North Star Shipping offshore support vessels.
Jan. 24, 2023
North Star has awarded Alicat Workboats a £2-million ($2.45-million) contract to construct two new daughter craft vessels to support operations at the 3.6-GW Dogger Bank wind ...
June 24, 2022
North Star has initiated a study to assess carbon emission reduction measures for its 44 offshore support vessels.
Dec. 16, 2021

Additional content from North Star

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North Star Group will provide the service operations vessel for the third phase of the Dogger Bank wind farm in the UK North Sea.
Dec. 10, 2021
North Star Renewables has contracted Alicat to construct two hybrid-propulsion daughter craft to support operations at the Dogger Bank wind farm offshore England.
Sept. 30, 2021
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North Star Renewables Animation
The Dogger Bank A and B wind farm joint venture has awarded contracts totaling around £270 million ($375 million) to North Star Renewables.
March 17, 2021
BP has awarded North Star Shipping a five-year contract for provision of support vessels in the North Sea.
April 15, 2013