DB Schenker supports India’s renewable energy expansion
While the bidding war for Deutsche Bahn’s logistics unit heats up between DSV and CVC Capital Partners-led consortium, DB Schenker itself continues to move project…
Tech
Heavy lift rig for wind turbines springs into action at Harland and Wolff
Modulift has designed and manufactured a massive lifting rig that is being used to lift and assemble Repower’s 5MW wind turbines at Harland and Wolff…
EU’s green energy products import jump in 2022
Clean energy plays a crucial role in achieving the goals outlined in the European Green Deal. To achieve this, it is essential to use green…
ZF turns to waterways for powertrains transport
The demand for wind energy is increasing worldwide and turbines are getting bigger and more powerful, and so are all the other components, like the…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
‘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in the IJsselmeer has been given the green light earlier this month, signifying that Ballast Nedam will replace outdated wind turbines…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ro/ro
Wagenborg wins large turbine shipment for ro/ro liner service
Wagenborg 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…
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…
Offshore wind
IEA: Offshore wind to become 1 trillion dollar industry
Offshore wind capacity may increase 15-fold and attract around USD 1 trillion of cumulative investment by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concludes in a…