Fred. Olsen Windcarrier successfully installed 47 units of the Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD turbine for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan.Read more
Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam has been contracted to design various support grillages and sea fastenings for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier that is currently carrying out a number of projects in Taiwan. Read more
The Japanese engineering company, Shimizu Corporation, has designed a self-elevating jack-up vessel designed to handle wind turbines with an individual capacity of 8MW or more. It will soon be ready for deployment in the Asia...Read more
Huisman has received an order from Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for delivery of another 1,600 mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) to be installed on jack-up offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern. This order follows the...Read more
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has made another step forward in the upgrade of its its jack-up vessel Bold Tern. The vessel is currently undergoing modifications at the Keppel FELS Pioneer Yard in Singapore and will...Read more
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) is continuing the preparation of its its jack-up vessel Bold Tern for the next generation wind turbines. The vessel is currently undergoing modification at Keppel FELS Pioneer Yard in Singapore. Read more
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) jack-up vessel Blue Tern has arrived for dry dock in Fayard for a number of upgrades. The upgrades come after nearly a year of planning and preparation to detail project scope,...Read more
Offshore wind turbines are getting taller and heavier, which means bigger challenges for their installation and maintenance. This has spurred Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) to add a new 1,600-ton crane to its jack-up vessel Bold...Read more
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has secured a deal with Vestas Wynd Systems for the transport and instalation of wind turbines at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. Read more
Oslo-based Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has secured three new turbine transport and installation contracts with a combined value of up to €124 million. Read more
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a conditional contract with Liwei Wind Power, a company wholly owned by WPD Group, for the transport and installation of 36 V164-9.7 MW wind turbines on...Read more
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering has awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier the transport and installation contract for the Changfang and Xidao wind farms (CFXD) in Taiwan. In total, the scope of the contract covers 62...Read more
Offshore windFred. Olsen Windcarrier becomes the latest offshore contractor to invest in bigger cranes in anticipation of the new generation of wind turbines that are set to hit the market in 2021. The company has ordered...Read more
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern has been contracted to finish installing the remaining 11 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines on the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II).
The vessel takes over from Jan de Nul’s jack-up...Read more
DecommissioningFred. Olsen WIndcarrier has completed its first-ever decommissioning contract with the removal of Perenco UK’s Tyne and Guinevere gas platforms, which were stationed in the Southern North Sea.
The offshore work commenced in December 2019 and...Read more
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract by EDF renewables (EDF) for the transport and installation of 54 8MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines for the Neart na Goithe (NnG) offshore wind...Read more
Offshore windFred. Olsen Windcarrier has won a large contract from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the transport and installation of 100 9.5MW wind turbines for the Moray East project off the East coast of Scotland. The...Read more