Huisman tech ordered for Cadeler’s offshore wind heavy-lift giant
Cadeler has joined a list of prominent heavy-lift specialists who have ordered Huisman’s monopile gripper for their vessels. The gripper, a first for Cadeler, will come to play a key role in delivering on the...Read more
Huisman crane picked for a Subsea7 pipelay vessel
Huisman has recently been awarded a contract by Subsea7 for the delivery of a 500 metric-ton offshore mast crane. The crane, which will be fully electric, is going to be installed on one of Subsea7’s...Read more
Huisman develops tech for ever growing offshore wind components
TechThe growth of offshore wind turbines, paired with the sector’s ambitions is pushing offshore wind farms further out into the sea. Floating vessels are expected to play a major role in turbine installation, unhindered by...Read more
Aegir Offshore Mast Crane to get a boost
Huisman has been contracted to upgrade the Offshore Mast Crane onboard the world’s largest monohull crane vessel, Aegir, owned by Heerema. Read more
Offshore wind giants getting optimised help
With the boom of offshore wind turbine installations and the ever growing size of the components, Jan De Nul has turned to Huisman to optimise its installation vessels.Read more
Huisman and Siemens Gamesa develop load stabilising system for wind turbine installation
Controlling the movements of the relatively light blades of a turbine when suspended from a crane, has proven to be an installation challenge due to wind load. To mitigate operational downtime and increase the integrity...Read more
First Jones Act compliant vessel almost complete
Jones Act compliance is a major focus of European companies aiming to secure work in the upcoming offshore wind projects in the United States. The Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant installation vessel in the US, should...Read more
47 Formosa 2 OWF turbines installed
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
PCJ 2022 Review: Q2’s most read
The year 2022 has been filled with exciting projects and interviews, but for the next couple of days, we will look into the articles that have got the most attention from our readers, quarter by...Read more
Cadeler orders Huisman leg encircling crane
COSCO Shipping has ordered a 3,000+mt Huisman Leg Encircling Crane (LEC). It will be installed on the second new build Cadeler F-class jack-up vessel.Read more
Floating offshore wind ambitions write cheques supply chains can’t yet cash
The European Union (EU) has as a target, to reach 300 GW of offshore wind energy by 2050, in its Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy. Developing floating offshore wind farms (FOWF) increases the potential surface...Read more
Huisman receives Japan’s first Monopile Gripper order
TOA Corporation and Obayashi ordered a Huisman Monopile Gripper, which will be the first of its kind in Japan.Read more
Happy Buccaneer ready for its next job with new flyjib
Called the grand old lady of the fleet, Happy Buccaneer has been going strong since its introduction into BigLift Shipping’s fleet in 1984. The vessel has a combined lifting capacity of 1400 mt, and stability...Read more
Huisman builds 700mt Travelling Quayside Crane
The Schiedam-based industrial machinery manufacturer, Huisman, has built a 700mt Travelling Quayside Crane to better handle offshore wind turbine components. This is a result of increasing demand for rapid and efficient load out of turbine...Read more
Van Oord cuts steel for new jack-up vessel Boreas
The Dutch offshore construction company, Van Oord, has begun the construction of a new jack-up vessel, the Borealis. The steel cutting ceremony took place at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) Shipyard, in the...Read more
Huisman and BMS Heavy Cranes kick-off production of 3,000MT ringer crane
Huisman, and the Denmark-based, BMS Heavy Cranes, inaugurated the manufacturing of their 3,000mt Ringer Crane with a ceremony at Huisman’s Czech production facilities. Delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2023.Read more
Huisman to equip Cadeler F-class vessel with Leg Encircling Crane
The Dutch Machinery industry company Huisman has been awarded a contract by the China Ocean Shipping Offshore Company (COSCO), to design and build a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC). This LEC will be installed on the ...Read more
Seaway 7 contracts Huisman spreader bar for monopiles installation work
Seaway 7 has contracted Husiman to deliver a 3,000 metric ton spreader bar, to support the installation of offshore wind turbines and is able to handle monopiles with the largest diameter and length currently available.Read more