Combining cargo to cut emissions
Cost reduction, as well as cutting CO2 emissions are the driving forces behind decisions to combine cargo for multiple projects whenever possible. General Electric (GE) turned to BigLift Shipping, part of the Spliethoff Group when...Read more
Jones Act compliant feeder system gets to work on Vineyard Wind
The Jones Act-compliant feeder solution developed by DEME and Barge Master has been put into action at the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Cape Cod. The joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure...Read more
Kaiwera Downs I blades and components arrive in Bluff
A major milestone in the construction of the Kaiwera Downs I wind farm was reached when 67-metre turbine blades and other turbine components arrived in South Port in Bluff. The project developer, New Zealand’s power...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
‘Windplanblauw’: wind turbines and ‘fish hotels’
The construction of Windplanblauw in the IJsselmeer has been given the green light earlier this month, signifying that Ballast Nedam will replace outdated wind turbines with more modern and powerful ones. In addition to this,...Read more
Transportes Montejo delivers wind power components to Ecuador’s largest wind farm
The Cuenca-based heavy lift and haulage company Elecaustro was commissioned to plan and construct the country’s largest wind farm. The Colombian company Transportes Montejo was awarded the transportation contract, and they used a Goldhofer Transport...Read more
Van der Vlist continues port and transport activities for Windplan Groen
The Groot-Ammers based transport group, Van der Vlist, has been chosen to handle transportation related activities of Windplan Groen, which should supply Flevoland with 100% of its required electricity, thanks to 90 new, planned turbines.Read more
Van Oord cuts steel for new jack-up vessel Boreas
The Dutch offshore construction company, Van Oord, has begun the construction of a new jack-up vessel, the Borealis. The steel cutting ceremony took place at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) Shipyard, in the...Read more
Ballast Nedam installs 12 monopiles for ‘De Tweede Maasvlakte’ windpark
The last of twelve wind turbine monopiles, the steel tubes driven into the sea bed, were installed by Ballast Nedam, on the soft seawall of ‘De Tweede Maasvlakte,’ for the wind-turbine park. This park is...Read more
Poland’s second largest turbine blades delivery at BCT
A total of 111 Vestas wind turbine blades have reached the Polish Port of Gdynia’s Baltic Container Terminal (BCT). Delivered onboard the semi submersible heavy lift vessel Sun Rise, formerly known as STX Rose 2,...Read more
Heerema tests new wind turbine assembly and installation methods
Heerema Marine Contractors has tested its novel Rotor Nacelle Assembly (RNA) installation method offshore for the first time. After years of simulation testing, the method was put into practice for the first time in Eneco’s...Read more
Wagenborg wins large turbine shipment for ro/ro liner service
Ro/roWagenborg has secured a large wind turbine transport contract for its ro/ro liner service between the Netherlands and Sweden. The company will ship 33 windmills and additional components which will take 17 voyages to complete. Read more
DSV Panalpina signs major project logistics deal with Vestas
DSV Panalpina has signed a major logistics agreement with Vestas to execute and manage its general freight and special project transportation. The partnership aims to simplify Vestas’ global transportation set-up and help the company to...Read more