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DEME to acquire Havfram in EUR 900M deal

DEME (Euronext: DEME) reports that it has signed an agreement to acquire Oslo-headquartered offshore wind installation contractor Havfram.

Primarily owned by private equity firm Sandbrook Capital and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), Havfram currently has two next generation NG-20000X wind turbine installation vessels under construction and expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2025 and early 2026 respectively. It already has an orderbook of EUR 600...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/deme-to-acquire-havfram-in-eur-900m-deal/

Van Oord takes delivery of giant jack-up WTIV Boreas

Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has now accepted delivery of the mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Boreas in a ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China.

The Boreas, named after the Greek god of the Northern winds, is purpose-built for the transportation and installation of the next generation of foundations and turbines at offshore wind farms. Once operational, the vessel will be the world’s largest of its kind. It measures 175 meters in length and has a...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/van-oord-takes-delivery-of-giant-jack-up-wtiv-boreas/

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/havfram-books-another-installation-order-for-one-if-its-giant-wtivs/

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/

New methanol dual-fueled WTIV design gains ABS AIP

ABS has issued its approval in principle (AIP) to China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its design of a heavy-duty, methanol dual-fueled WTIV (wind turbine installation vessel).

The methanol dual-fueled WTIV is designed to transport and install the largest wind turbines in the world, those capable of producing 16 to 20 megawatts of electricity, and promises to reduce carbon emissions with its dual-fuel methanol propulsion system.

The design also features a 3,500-ton leg encircling crane...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/new-methanol-dual-fueled-wtiv-design-gains-abs-aip/

Bleutec Industries’ Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Concept Wins ABS Approval

Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services LLC (Bleutec) has recently received approval for its Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The design is specifically tailored for the U.S. offshore wind market and is compliant with the Jones Act. The BMIS platform is described as an alternative to more expensive wind turbine installation vessels, consisting of a Pile Installation Vessel (PIV), Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Light (WTIVL), and Service...

https://gcaptain.com/bleutec-industries-jones-act-compliant-wind-turbine-installation-concept-wins-abs-approval/

Maersk Supply lines up second U.S. offshore wind installation contract

Back in March, Maersk Supply Service reported that it had ordered an innovative wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) at Sembcorp Marine and had been awarded a firm contract with Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, for the installation of U.S. offshore wind farms Empire 1 and 2.

VIDEO: Maersk Supply and Kirby partner up for U.S. offshore wind

Now Maersk Supply has been awarded a preferred supplier agreement for the Beacon Wind farm off the U.S. East Coast, another...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/maersk-supply-lines-up-second-u-s-offshore-wind-installation-contract/

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