Top News of the Week Sep 28 ‒ Oct 4, 2015

Photo of the Day: Seajacks Scylla Preparing for Take-Off

Seajacks Scylla, which is scheduled to be delivered by the end of the year, is nearing its trip to Europe from Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) Geoje Yard in South Korea.

Study Shows Installation Method Strongly Influences Fatigue Damage of Foundations

ECN (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands) has released results of a test campaign that took place in June 2014 in the Bremerhaven where IHC IQIP, together with other industrial parties, measured the behaviour of monopile foundations under different driving methods in onshore conditions.

Jan De Nul Signs EPCI Contract for Nobelwind

On Tuesday 15th September 2015, Jan De Nul Group and the offshore wind project Nobelwind signed the first offshore wind contract for Jan De Nul’s recently acquired offshore jack-up heavy lift vessel Vidar.

‘Happy Star’ Carrying 22 Damen Vessels

The Damen Shipyards Group is shipping a total of 22 vessels from several Damen shipyards aboard the heavy-lift vessel Happy Star. This is Damen’s largest transportation of stock vessels to date. Upon arrival in Europe later this month, the completed vessels will be ready for immediate sale and can swiftly be put into operation.

Vattenfall Gives Its Wind Business a Strategic Boost

Vattenfall has strengthened the senior management team of its wind business with the appointment of one of the industry’s leading strategists. On 1 October, Michael Simmelsgaard will be new Vice President of Strategic Projects as well as a member of the Management Team at Business Area Wind.