First blades for South Fork wind project reach New London
The first shipment of wind turbine blades for Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork wind project sailed into New London, Connecticut. UHL Fierce was the heavy-lift MPP vessel that brought the cargo in. Read more
Two new offshore wind dedicated Rotra vessels ordered
The tried and tested Rotra concept will soon see its evolution hit the market as partners deugro Danmark, Siemens Gamesa and Amasus push forward with the newly designed pair of vessels. Customised for transporting offshore...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
Siemens Gamesa orders Konecranes units for Taicung nacelle plant
As it strives to broaden the scope of production of its offshore nacelle plant in Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan, Siemens Gamesa turned to Konecranes for four electrical overhead cranes. The cranes have lifting capacities of up...Read more
Components arrive for France’s first floating offshore wind farm
The first components for the the Provence Grand Large (PGL) floating offshore wind farm, have been delivered to the Quai Gloria at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône.Read more
East Anglia Three offshore wind farm contracts for KenzFigee and Cadeler
Pieces of the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm project puzzle are falling in place as a number of contracts have recently been signed by the developer, ScottishPower Renewables, an Iberdrola company. Read more
Siemens Gamesa may build an offshore wind turbine nacelle facility in New York
Siemens Gamesa plans on building an offshore nacelle manufacturing facility in New York state, at the Port of Coeymans, should the company’s wind turbines be selected by the New York authorities in their third offshore...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
Final turbine installed at Kaskasi OWF
The 38th and final Siemens Gamesa turbine has been installed at RWE’s Kaskasi wind farm.Read more
Mammoet: Installing Hywind Tampen’s wind turbines
The 88 MW Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm, the world’s largest, and the first to power offshore oil and gas platforms, produced power for the first time on Sunday. Mammoet handled the load-in, marshalling and...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
Port Esbjerg kicks off offshore wind facility construction
Ports & Terminals“We are driving on a bike path when what we need is a freeway,” Jesper Bank, Chief Commercial Officer at Port Esbjerg, said during the Project Cargo Summit, when speaking about the pace of offshore...Read more
SAL Heavy Lift and Jumbo place joint order for Orca Class heavy lift vessels
SAL Heavy Lift has placed an order for up to six new generation heavy lift vessels with Wuhu Shipyard in China. SAL Heavy Lift is partnering Jumbo Shipping in this newbuilding program with the name...Read more
First load-out completed at Port Esbjerg pre-assembly site
A new pre-assemby site developed by Siements Gamesa and Port Esbjerg has conducted its first load-out as scheduled. The first offshore wind power project to be installed from the new site is RWE’s Kaskasi offshore...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
Acta Marine to supply Siemens Gamesa with vessels for French wind farms projects
The Dutch maritime support provider, Acta Marine, will be supplying the French, renewable energy focused, engineering company, Siemens Gamesa, with a walk-2-work vessel, the Acta Auriga. It will assist with the commissioning of two French...Read more
Cadeler scores Moray West OWF transport and installation job
Siemens Gamesa has turned to Cadeler for the transport and installation of a total of 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines for the Moray West offshore wind farm off Scotland. This will...Read more