Offshore WindWork continues at the Moray West offshore wind farm, developed by OW Ocean Winds, a 50:50 joint venture between Engie and EDP Renewables. Deme’s vessels, offshore installation behemoth Orion and its jack-up vessel Apollo, have...Read more
Not too long after the first components for the Vineyard Wind project were delivered by UHL Felicity, DEME’s offshore installation behemoth Orion has started the installation of the first monopiles and transition pieces. Orion will...Read more
UHL Felicity has delivered the first components for the Vineyard Wind project at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. The shipment included components for GE’s Haliade-X 13-megawat turbines.Read more
DEME Offshore has completed the installation of secondary steel at the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. With the conclusion of 28 XXL monopiles during the summer, Parkwind and DEME Offshore...Read more
DEME’s offshore installation behemoth Orion has completed the placement of the superstructure (topside) for the offshore transformer station Hollandse Kust (north) on the chassis (jacket). This new milestone in the energy transition took place in the...Read more
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
DEME’s offshore installation behemoth Orion has ticked off a major milestone with the installation of the first XXL monopile Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany.Read more
DEME’s offshore installation giant, Orion, recently had its naming ceremony at the company’s base in Vlissingen, shortly after it arrived from Bremerhaven. The vessel features a 5,000-tonne crane and a unique Motion Compensated Pile Gripper...Read more
DEME’s offshore installation behemoth Orion is set to bring the company’s revolutionary installation concept to the offshore energy market. The vessel is ready for deployment following the christening ceremony held at DEME’s base in Vlissingen,...Read more
A vessel that has had a turbulent couple of years, DEME’s installation giant Orion, is set to start its first job, but only after the naming ceremony is complete. Read more
OffshoreIn the accident with its 5,000-tonne crane in May last year, DEME’s new offshore installation vessel Orion and its crane suffered considerable damage. In September, Liebherr stated it would repair the crane. It has now...Read more
Orion accidentCrane manufacturer Liebherr and offshore contractor Deme have decided to repair the 5000-tonne crane of installation vessel “Orion”, which collapsed almost six months ago in Rostock during an overload test. Read more
Offshore windDEME has chartered Seajack’s installation vessel Scylla to take over the Moray East wind farm installation contract from its own vessel, Orion, which was heavily damaged in a last-minute crane accident. Despite this setback and...Read more
Offshore windDEME has opted for a Huisman crane for its new installation vessel Green Jade, which is being built in cooperation with Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC. The crane will be built at Huisman’s facility in China and...Read more
Offshore windTogether with its Taiwanese partner CSBC, Belgian offshore contractor DEME has given the go-ahead for the construction of another installation vessel. The Green Jade, as the vessel will be called, will feature a 4,000-tonne crane...Read more
Heavy-liftingNew video footage of the Orion crane incident has emerged on social media and it confirms that a failing hook was the cause for the accident aboard the offshore installation vessel. Read more
EquipmentRopeblock, the designer of the faulty crane hook that caused the Orion accident, says it is appalled by the incident and the impact it has on the industry. “Based on the information that is currently...Read more
EquipmentThe 5,000-tonne heavy-lift crane of DEME’s new installation vessel Orion has collapsed while undergoing load tests at Liebherr’s construction yard in Rostock. A few people sustained minor injuries but the vessel has been significantly damaged....Read more
LNGPRESS RELEASE – In the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany, the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, operated by Nauticor, has supplied DEME’s new offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ with LNG...Read more
Heavy-liftPRESS RELEASE – DEME’s new offshore vessel Orion has arrived at the Liebherr facility in Rostock where the crane manufacturer will install the biggest offshore crane it has ever constructed: the HLC 295000, capable of...Read more