Wikinger to Keep Viking Neptune Busy During Winter

Adwen has hired Eidesvik’s vessel Viking Neptun to support commissioning activities at the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

The vessel will be used for the accommodation of technicians and crew transfers to the wind turbines.

The contract, beginning from mid-October, has the duration of five months with further options.

Jan Fredrik Meling, CEO at Eidesvik, said: “I am very pleased with our organisation’s ability to find employment for the Viking Neptun in the renewable market. This is the fourth contract Eidesvik has been awarded in the offshore wind market since the beginning of 2016.”

At the end of August, 56 out of 70 5MW wind turbines were installed at the Wikinger wind farm, while all 70 are scheduled to be up and connected to the grid before the year end.

The EUR 1.4 billion wind farm will be operated from the recently opened O&M base in Mukran for at least 25 years.

Wikinger is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of this year.