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
Hywind Tampen: World’s largest OWF now operational
The 88 MW Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm is the world’s largest. It is also the first to power offshore oil and gas platforms. It produced power for the first time on Sunday, 13 November...Read more
Sarens loads out 71 gravity based structures for Fécamp OWF
The Belgium-based company, Sarens, completed the load-out of 71 gravity-based structures (GBS) from the Port of Le Havre. These will support the Fécamp OWF’s Halide 160 6MW wind turbines, which will be placed 13 to...Read more
Mammoet performed load-out of Spain’s first grid-connected floating wind turbine
The load-out of the Saitec-manufactured DemoSATH floating unit took place in the Port of Bilbao, over the course of three hours. Mammoet was contracted by Noatum Logistics, Saitec’s subcontractor, to transport and load-out the ‘floater’...Read more
Crowley purchases land for Salem Harbour Wind Terminal
The Florida-based logistics company Crowley, has purchased 42 acres in Salem, in the American state of Massachusetts, marking another milestone in their development of Salem Harbour Wind Terminal, the state’s second major offshore wind port...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
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