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Offshore Wind: Project Underway to Study Buckling Risk as Piles Grow Larger

May 24, 2021

Carbon Trust said Monday that a joint project was underway to examine the impact of increased monopile size on structural stability.The project, called the  Verification of Buckling Assessment and Behaviour in Large Monopiles (VERBATIM) project is a €3 million joint industry initiative…

VIDEO: Saint Brieuc Offshore Substation Topside Moves Out at Engie Solutions' Yard

May 19, 2021

The giant offshore substation topside being built for the Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm in France was recently moved out at Engie Solutions yard in Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium, and Engie Solutions was kind enough to share the photos and the video of the operation with Offshore Engineer…

Van Oord Starts Installing Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Foundations

May 03, 2021

Dutch offshore installation services company Van Oord has started the installation of the first of 62 jacket foundations for Iberdrola's Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project in France, using its upgraded Aeolus vessel.The wind farm is located 16…

Acteon's MENCK to Provide Piling Hammers for Boskalis' Offshore Wind Assignment in Taiwan

Jan 25, 2021

Acteon's pile-driving operating company, MENCK, has won a contract to support the Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis with the foundation piling activities on the Taiwanese Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm (CFXD OWF) project. The project…

DNV GL Gives Nod for Heerema's Silent Offshore Installation Concepts

Jan 21, 2021

Heerema Marine Contractors' concepts for the silent installation of offshore facilities' foundations have received a Statement of Feasibility from the global quality assurance firm DNV GL.Heerema has been working on developing 'silent foundations'…

Watch: Karish FPSO Mooring System Installation

Dec 28, 2020

Dutch offshore installation services company Jumbo has shared a video of its recently completed mooring installation for Energean's Karish gas development in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel.On behalf of the main EPCI contractor for Karish offshore works TechnipFMC…

VIDEO: Dship Carriers Delivers Offshore Wind Pile Installation Frame to Taiwan

Nov 11, 2020

Ocean transportation services company Dship Carriers has said it has transported a 750-metric-ton Pile Installation Frame (PIF), measuring 33.5 x 33.5 x 29 meters, as well as other offshore and seabed equipment from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to An Ping…

OHT's Offshore Wind Vessel to Feature Kongsberg Pile Gripper Guidance System

Oct 20, 2020

Kongsberg Maritime, under a contract with maritime services and solutions provider MacGregor, will deliver a Pile Gripper Guidance System (PGGS) for OHT's offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift.The Alfa Lift will be the world’s…

Petrobras Taps Oceaneering for BOP Tethering Services

Oct 13, 2020

Subsea services provider Oceaneering has been awarded a BOP tethering services contract offshore Brazil with the Brazilian oil firm Petrobras.The scope of work under the contract includes data acquisition and real-time riser analysis for dynamic…

Express Offshore Solutions Delivers All Pin Piles for Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 10, 2020

Singapore's Express Offshore Solutions (EOS), together with their Taiwanese partner Hung Hua Construction Co. Ltd (HHC), has completed the transportation of 84 pin piles for the Taiwan Power Company's Changhua offshore wind farm project.EOS…

MacGregor Bags 'Largest Single Vessel Order' in Offshore Wind Space

Aug 27, 2020

Deck machinery and equipment company MacGregor, a Cargotec subsidiary, has won what it says is its largest single vessel order.Namely, the vessel owner OHT has ordered a batch of MacGregor equipment for its under-construction offshore wind foundation installation vessel…

PHOTO: Heerema's Heavy Lifter Installs Yaxche-C Platform in Mexico

Aug 21, 2020

Dutch offshore installation and construction company Heerema Marine Contractors has installed Pemex's Yaxche-C jacket and topside in Mexico, under a contract awarded by Cotemar.Heerema used its 'most experienced vessel' semi-submersible crane…

Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Pin Piles Arrive in Taiwan

Jul 22, 2020

BBC Onyx multipurpose heavy-lifter has arrived in Taiwan carrying the first batch of foundation components for the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm.'Formosa 2 offshore wind farm loaded-in the first set of foundation components, including pin piles…

Heerema's Aegir Heavy Lifter in Drop Fall Incident Offshore Taiwan

Jun 18, 2020

The article has been updated to include a statement by the Heerema Marine Contractors' spokesperson.Heerema Marine Contractors' heavy lift vessel Aegir has earlier this week experienced a drop fall incident off the coast of Taiwan where it is working on an offshore wind project…

Heerema Fabrication Group's Piling Template for Taiwan Offshore Wind Project

Apr 21, 2020

Dutch company Heerema Fabrication Group has won a contract to build pre-piling templates for the Greater Changhua offshore wind developments in Taiwan.A pre-piling template will be delivered to the company's compatriot Heerema Marine Contractors…

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