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
Cranes lifting a crane aboard Bold Tern in Singapore
When it was built in 2013, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern was designed to carry and lift the 3.6MW turbines in use at the time. Since then, the company has set out on...Read more
Huisman LEC ordered for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern
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
Spliethoff’s heavy-lift newbuild gets Huisman cranes
Huisman and Splitehoff have each reached a milestone during the construction of the new heavy-lift vessel Brouwersgracht at Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China. One was for Spliethoff and the construction progress of the vessel and...Read more![[newsletter_form title="Sign up to the Project Cargo Journal Newsletter"]](https://www.projectcargojournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bold-Tern-to-get-its-1600-ton-new-Huisman-crane-128x128.jpeg)
Bold Tern to get its 1,600-ton new Huisman crane soon
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
DSME orders Huisman LEC for Eneti’s newbuild
South Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered a Huisman 2,600-ton leg encircling crane (LEC). The crane will be installed on the second wind turbine installation vessel ordered by Eneti. Read more