Offshore wind installation specialist Cadeler has taken delivery of its latest jack-up wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Maker at Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea. The delivery marks a significant expansion of…
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Van Oord Takes Delivery of World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Van Oord has taken delivery of its groundbreaking offshore installation vessel Boreas during a ceremony at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard. The methanol-powered vessel represents a significant leap forward in…
https://gcaptain.com/van-oord-takes-delivery-of-worlds-largest-wind-turbine-installation-vessel/
Cadeler Launches World’s Largest Offshore Wind Installation Vessel, ‘Wind Peak’
Cadeler, the world’s largest operator in offshore wind installation, operations, and maintenance services, has taken delivery of its groundbreaking P-class jack-up installation vessel, Wind Peak. The vessel, constructed at the…
https://gcaptain.com/cadeler-launches-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-wind-peak/
Cadeler Seals Largest Deal in Its History for Offshore Wind Farm Installation
Leading wind turbine installation shipowner, Cadeler, has announced the signing an agreement with an undisclosed client reserving future vessel capacity for wind farm installation projects. The deal, potentially worth between…
https://gcaptain.com/cadeler-seals-largest-deal-in-its-history-for-offshore-wind-farm-installation/
Cadeler Expands Fleet with Third A-Class Wind Farm Installation Vessel
Cadeler A/S, a leading specialist in offshore wind vessels, has confirmed the order for its third cutting-edge A-class wind farm installation vessel, the Wind Apex. This addition will mark the…
https://gcaptain.com/cadeler-expands-fleet-with-third-a-class-wind-farm-installation-vessel/
Havfram books another installation order for one if its giant WTIVs
Oslo-headquartered Havfram AS has signed a contract with Iberdrola for the installation of 21 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at the Windanker project in German Baltic Sea waters. The agreement covers transport and installation support, which will be executed by one of Havfram’s newbuild NG20000X-HF wind turbine installation vessels.
Havfram, a pure play offshore wind installation specialist majority owned by Stamford, Conn., headquartered Sandbrook Capital, says that the contract, which will start...
Chouest WTIV feeders to be built to ABS class
ABS is to class the offshore wind feedering fleet of two tugs and two barges that Edison Chouest Offshore has ordered to support Maersk Supply Services innovative wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). As we reported earlier, the WTIV feeder solution aims to open access to a greater number of U.S. ports logistically.
Chouest and Maersk Supply partner up on U.S. offshore wind installation
Using U.S.-built Jones Act compliant tugs and barges to ferry turbine components, Maersk Supply Service’s...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/chouest-wtiv-feeders-to-be-built-to-abs-class/
First US-Built Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Launched in Texas
Virginia-based energy company Dominion Energy has announced the launch of the first U.S.-built and Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel, the Charybdis. A 472-foot vessel is being built at the…
https://gcaptain.com/first-us-built-offshore-wind-turbine-installation-vessel-launched-in-texas/
Ørsted and Cadeler Sign Long-Term Lease for New Wind Farm Installation Vessel
Offshore wind developer Ørsted and Cadeler, a key supplier of offshore wind installation services, have entered into a long-term lease agreement for a newly-built A-Class Wind Farm Installation Vessel. The…
https://gcaptain.com/orsted-and-cadeler-sign-long-term-lease-for-new-wind-farm-installation-vessel/
Offshore Wind’s Next Big Problem? Not Enough Ships
By Lars Paulsson (Bloomberg) — On the outskirts of Rotterdam, a bright orange ship is hoisted above the muddy Rhine with the help of six chunky triangular legs. The vessel has just been retrofit with a huge…
https://gcaptain.com/offshore-winds-next-big-problem-not-enough-ships/