SAL to Handle Veja Mate TPs

SAL Heavy Lift GmbH signed a contract with Dutch Offshore WindForce, a joint venture between Boskalis and Volker Stevin International, for the transport of 67 transition pieces (TPs) for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm.

The transport will comprise some 12 voyages from Aalborg in Denmark to Eemshaven in the Netherlands, from where the transition pieces will be handed over to a specialized installation vessel. In addition to the transport, SAL will be responsible for the design, engineering, fabrication of specialised grillages and lifting tools.

Each of the 67 TPs, which will be transported in vertical position, has a length of more than 25 meters and weighs approximately 360 tons.

The work will start in June and is scheduled to end in August 2016.