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Penta-Ocean's New Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Set for Japan Debut

Oct 06, 2023

Singapore-based PaxOcean has recently delivered an offshore wind turbine installation vessel, CP-16001, to Penta–Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. (Penta-Ocean) in Batam, Indonesia.The offshore installation vessel is 123 meters long, 45 meters wide…

Havfram Wind Orders Additional Huisman Cranes for WTIV Pair

Jul 10, 2023

Dutch offshore crane maker Huisman has won another contract from Havfram Wind, an offshore wind turbine installation contractor, for the delivery of two packages of Auxiliary Cranes for both of the company’s NG-20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels…

Eneti's Seajacks Secures Major Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Deal

Sep 18, 2023

Eneti's offshore installation services subsidiary Seajacks UK has signed a vessel reservation agreement with an undisclosed client to transport and install turbines.With mobilization starting in the first quarter of 2027, the contract will be…

World's Largest Offshore Wind Project Reaches Milestone: First Turbine Installation Underway

Aug 03, 2023

The campaign to install the first of 277 turbines at the world’s largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK - is underway, SSE Renewables said Thursday.The 260-meter-tall offshore wind turbines – each almost twice the height…

Huisman's 3,500mt Monopile Spreader Bar for Jan De Nul's Offshore Wind Installation Vessels

Jun 15, 2023

Offshore installation services company Jan De Nul Group has awarded Dutch marine equipment maker Huisman a contract for the delivery of a3,500mt Monopile Spreader Bar for its flagship vessels Les Alizes and Voltaire.According to Huisman, the…

Huisman to Deliver 3,000mt+ Crane for Havfram Wind's New WTIV

Apr 19, 2023

Dutch crane maker Huisman has won a contract from offshore wind installation contractor Havfram Wind for the delivery of a 3,000mt+ Leg Encircling Crane for its second NG-20000X Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. The crane contract news comes…

Crane for US-built WTIV Charybdis Heads to Texas

Feb 24, 2023

The crane for the first ever U.S.-built wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) is on its way to America.The 2,200mt Huisman leg encircling crane has been loaded onto BigLift Shipping's Happy Star for shipment to the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville…

Offshore Wind: Huisman Nets Its First Monopile Gripper Contract in Japan

Nov 15, 2022

Dutch engineering firm Huisman has won a contract by TOA Corporation and Obayashi in Japan for the delivery of an offshore wind monopile gripper. 'The gripper allows TOA and Obayashi to upend and install monopiles without using a separate upending bucket…

DNV's JiP Aims to Save Time and Money for Offshore Wind Stakeholders

Feb 14, 2023

DNV is launching a project to develop a decision tool and reference for stakeholders to use during the specification, design, manufacture, procurement, and approval of any equipment intended for the installation and decommissioning of bottom-fixed wind turbines…

Huisman to Deliver Leg Encircling Crane for Cadeler's Latest Offshore Wind Vessel

Dec 13, 2022

China's COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. has awarded Huisman another contract for the design and construction of a 3,000+mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC).The crane, of an undisclosed value, will be installed on Danish offshore wind installation…

Huisman's 3,000mt+ Crane for Havfram's Offshore Wind Vessel

Dec 16, 2022

Dutch offshore crane maker Huisman has won a contract to supply a 3,000mt+ Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) to be installed on Havfram's first Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. This is Huisman's thirteenth LEC order since the start of 2021, and and second this week…

Marine Robotics Tech Firm GreenSea Systems Starts Off 2023 with Key New Hires

Jan 12, 2023

Marine robotics technology company Greensea Systems on Thursday shared its latest additions to the team, and its implementation of a more agile delivery methodology for its Program Management (PM) team, led by Laura Krahn.Krahn joined Greensea…

Zero-C Offshore: A New UK Firm Aiming to Address ‘Chronic’ FIV Shortage

Nov 28, 2022

The global offshore wind industry is staring down a potential shortage of foundation installation vessel capacity. A new UK company led by former offshore drilling executive Jon Oliver Bryce intends to help tackle this challenge as the industry’s…

Cadeler Orders Second Hybrid Offshore Wind Installation Jack-up

Nov 22, 2022

Danish offshore wind installation services firm Cadeler has ordered its second F-class vessel, a hybrid design allowing the vessel to convert from being a foundation installation unit to a wind turbine generator installation vessel within a short period of time…

Offshore Wind: Heerema Marine Contractors Orders Motion Compensated Pile Gripper from Huisman

Sep 29, 2022

Heerema Marine Contractors has awarded Huisman a contract to deliver a Motion Compensated Pile Gripper.The Motion Compensation Pile Gripper will enable Heerema to install offshore wind monopiles up to 12.5 meters in diameter, with a length of up to 115 meters and a weight of 3…

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