First Provence Grand Large transition piece installed
A milestone has been reached in EDF Renewables and Enbridge Éolien France Provence Grand Large project. The first transition piece has been installed on the floating foundation, for France’s first floating wind turbine project, at...Read more
Port Esbjerg partners with five European ports on offshore wind development
Port Esbjerg has spearheaded a creating of a partnership between the six key ports for offshore wind in Northern Europe. Besides the Danish Port Esbjerg, partners also include Port Oostende (Belgium), Groningen Seaports/Eemshaven (Netherlands), Niedersachsen...Read more
KenzFigee launches GenHook for offshore wind turbines component exchanges
KenzFigee launches its first up-tower crane solution for offshore wind. The GenHook (TM) offshore up-tower crane can be used for part exchanges and repairs. It was launched at the WindEnergy Conference & Exhibition in Hamburg,...Read more
Seaway Strashnov instals Hollandse Kust Zuid foundations
Seaway7’s heavy-lift crane vessel, the Seaway Strashnov, has completed the installation of all 140 monopile foundations on Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm (OWF).Read more
Shimizu jack-up vessel: almost ready for installations in the APAC region
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
Jan De Nul Group instals foundations and cables for Formosa 2 OWF
The Dutch Jan De Nul (JDN) Group finished installing 47 jacket foundations and 188 pin piles, the 4 export and 47 inter array cables on the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm. Located in Taiwan, located...Read more
Installation of 80 wind turbines complete in Saint Nazaire
The installation of the Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm’s 80 turbines, which began in mid-April, is now complete. This 480 MW park is France’s first offshore wind farm and will be fully operational by the...Read more
Allseas completes installation of DolWin kappa offshore converter station
Allseas has completed the installation of TenneT’s 900-megawatt DolWin6 kappa offshore converter station for the offshore grid connection system in the German North Sea – including piling of jacket foundations. This 12-day operation, completed on...Read more
DEME offshore and Havfram sign MoU to provide offshore wind farm construction services
DEME Offshore, the Belgian offshore marine engineering company, and Havfram, the Norwegian international offshore wind and subsea contractor, have both signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in offering construction services to the offshore...Read more
Hollandse Kust (West Alpha) jacket is on its way to site
One week after the successful load out at Heerema Fabrication Group yard, the steel substructure for the transformer platform Hollandse Kust (West Alpha) has left the port of Vlissingen, and is on its way to...Read more
Blue Tern’s first visits Port of Blyth
The Blue Tern jack-up installation vessel has visited the Port of Blyth for the first time. It will be used to transport components from the port of neighbouring wind-farm construction sites.Read more
Hollandse Kust (west) jacket on its way to site
Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind farm jacket has been spotted on its way to site. The wind farm is located about 52 kilometres off the coast of the Netherlands. The jacket is 50 metres high...Read more
Seaway7 transports Seagreeen wind turbine foundations
The wind turbine foundations for the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland will soon be transported from the Port of Nigg, to their future home in the north sea. The transport is being handled by...Read more
Fécamp OWF topside reaches interim storage port
The topside of the Fécamp Offshore Windfarm has been transported from Saint Nazaire port, on the Loire estuary, to an interim storage port in Cherbourg-En-Cotentin. The transport was organised by the Antwerp-based company, Manora Logistics.Read more
Van der Vlist gets new mega windmill trailer
The Groot-Ammers based abnormal load specialist, Van der Vlist Transport Group has a new mega windmill trailer XL.Read more
Rotra Vente delivers wind turbines to Le Havre for Amasus
The Roll on/Roll off vessel Rotra Vente delivered a shipment of wind turbine rotor hubs in the Port of Le Havre (HAROPA). This shipment was handled by the Delfzijl-based company Amasus.Read more
First Kaskasi II wind farm turbine connected to the grid
The first of the Kaskasi plant’s 38 Siemens Gamesa 9MW turbines is now connected to the grid. The plant is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of the year. This plant has a...Read more
Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Wind Farm Monopiles Installed by DEME
The Belgium-based company, DEME Offshore, installed the last of Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm’s 28 monopiles. This was the Orion floating installation vessel’s first project. These XXL monopiles are the largest monopile foundations...Read more