Installation kicks off at world’s largest offshore wind farm
Jan de Nul’s Voltaire, the largest offshore jack-up installation vessel built to date, is set to start installation work at the Dogger Bank wind farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm over the coming weekend....Read more
World’s largest jack-up vessel arrives in the Port of Able Seaton
The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel to date, Voltaire, has just arrived in the UK port of Able Seaton ahead of its first campaign on Dogger Bank Wind Farm.Read more
RWE secures installation vessels on long-term charters
RWE, a German energy provider has secured offshore wind installation capacity, with the long-term chartering of two of Jan De Nul Group’s next-generation installation vessels. Read more
Offshore wind giants getting optimised help
With the boom of offshore wind turbine installations and the ever growing size of the components, Jan De Nul has turned to Huisman to optimise its installation vessels.Read more
Jan De Nul’s jack-up giant Voltaire leaves China
VideoJan De Nul has seen its newly built jack-up vessel Voltaire leave the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in China, setting course for the United Arab Emirates.Read more
Jan De Nul’s newbuild breaks loose during typhoon
Jan De Nul’s jack-up installation vessel Voltaire, under construction in China, has felt the full brunt of nature’s forces as typhoon Muifa hit the shipyard. The eye of the typhoon passed over the yard during...Read more
Jan De Nul’s Voltaire gets its 3,000-tonne crane
Jan De Nul’s jack-up installation vessel Voltaire is taking shape at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. The latest milestone in the construction has been the installation of the main crane with more than...Read more
Jan De Nul launches Voltaire in China
Within a space of twenty days, Jan De Nul Group has splashed another vessel at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. Following the launch of Les Alizés, Jan De Nul’s next-gen offshore jack-up installation...Read more
Jan de Nul wins Doggers Bank turbine installation contract
Offshore windJan de Nul Group has won the wind turbine transport and installation contract for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, which will be powered with GE’s 12 MW Haliade-X wind turbines....Read more
Huisman develops quick connect tool for heavy-lift cranes
EquipmentPRESS RELEASE – In collaboration with Jan de Nul, Huisman Equipment has developed a Universal Quick Connector that allows installation ships to quickly and hands-free change hooks or other heavy lifting equipment. The system will...Read more
Jan de Nul secures contract for world’s largest wind farm
Offshore windJan de Nul has secured a major offshore wind contract. The company will install the turbines for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms, which is the largest wind project in the world. Jan...Read more
Huisman wins crane contract for Jan de Nul’s “next generation” installation vessel
Offshore windDutch equipment manufacturer Huisman has won the contract to design, construct and deliver “the biggest leg encircling crane ever installed on a wind turbine installation vessel” for Jan de Nul’s new offshore wind installation vessel...Read more