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  • Liebherr-MCCtec Starts Building Orion’s Giant Crane

    20 April 2018
    Vessels

    Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH marked the production start of the HLC, Liebherr’s biggest offshore crane, which will be mounted on DEME Group’s Orion, a next-generation offshore installation vessel.

  • Liebherr Recovers Orion’s Crane Jib, Repair to Be Completed in 2021

    11 November 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The recovery and repair of the crane that collapsed on board the installation vessel Orion during lifting trials in May are progressing at Liebherr facilities in Rostock, where the crane’s auxiliary jib and the jib head have now been transferred. The company started working on getting the crane back into service in September, when the […]

  • Ampelmann Equips Acta Marine’s WFSV

    15 May 2015
    Vessels

    Ampelmann, a provider of motion compensated access solutions, has been contracted by Acta Marine for its newbuild wind farm support vessel, the Acta Orion. The Acta Orion is a vessel designed for optimal crew comfort and increased uptime. An important factor in the vessel’s capabilities is the inclusion of Ampelmann’s motion compensated gangway. The Ampelmann gangway […]

  • DEME to Handle XXL Foundations at Arcadis Ost 1

    23 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has awarded DEME Offshore with an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the foundations at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The next-generation XXL monopiles will be the largest-ever installed in Europe with a weight of around 2,000 tonnes each, DEME said. Manufactured by Steelwind in […]

  • Construction Starts on GeoSea’s Orion

    30 March 2018
    Vessels

    An official keel laying ceremony for GeoSea’s vessel Orion was held today, marking the start of the construction of the next-generation offshore installation vessel that will feature a 5,000-tonne crane. 

  • OEC Completes First Commercial Project

    28 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Orion Energy Centre (OEC) has recently completed a project for one of its first commercial customers, Resolute Marine Energy, Inc. (RME), a US-based wave technology developer with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.  OECs facilities and expertise will be used to carry out scale model wave tank testing on RMEs new ‘submerged flap wave energy converter’ – […]

  • Bakker Sliedrecht to Power Up GeoSea’s Orion

    16 October 2017
    Vessels

    Bakker Sliedrecht will deliver the main electrical power package for the offshore wind installation vessel Orion, scheduled to be delivered to its owner GeoSea in 2019. The vessel will be deployed on next-generation projects featuring massive components.

  • Foundation Installation Starts at First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm

    30 May 2023
    Vessels

    Monopile installation work has started at the Vineyard Wind 1 site offshore Massachusetts, the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the US and the Americas. DEME’s installation vessel Orion which, according to AIS data available online, will reach the project site today (30 May), will install the first six monopiles and accompanying transition pieces (TPs) […]

  • Wärtsilä Heart for Orion

    18 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for Orion, DEME Group’s wind farm installation vessel being built at the Cosco shipyard in China.

  • CIG to Build WFSV for Acta Marine

    5 February 2015
    Vessels

    Acta Marine contracted CIG Shipbuilding for the design and construction of a large Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV). The DP-2 fitted vessel measures 108 by 16 meters and offers accommodation and workspace for 75 persons onboard. The vessel will be equipped with two dedicated boat landings for Crew Transfer Vessels as well as a motion-compensated […]

  • Orion’s Replacement for Moray East Jacket Installation Arrives in Nigg

    25 June 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel will start installing jacket foundations at the Moray East offshore wind farm in July, according to a document listing vessels involved in the construction on Moray East project’s website, updated on 18 June. The vessel’s AIS data shows that Seajacks Scylla arrived at the Port of Nigg early in the […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Installs First Moray East Jacket

    7 July 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first jacket foundation is now in place at the Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland. DEME Offshore, in charge of the installation works, is currently using the Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel to install the jackets. The 950 MW offshore wind project will comprise 100 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW wind turbines and three offshore substations, […]

  • SeaMar Services to Manage Acta Marine’s New WFSV

    6 March 2015
    Vessels

    The operational management of the Acta Orion, the flagship of Den Helder based company Acta Marine, will be carried out by specialist ship managers SeaMar Services, also based in Den Helder. Both parties signed an agreement for a number of years. The Acta Orion, a 108m long and 16m wide wind farm support vessel, will […]

  • Iberdrola Unveils New York Power Grid Upgrade Plans

    27 June 2023
    Grid Connection

    Spain-based Iberdrola has announced that it will help deliver renewable offshore wind power from the Long Island grid to New York City and Westchester County. The company said it will add approximately 90 miles (about 150 kilometres) of new high-voltage transmission lines that will run the distance underground and underwater. The project will be developed […]

  • Orion Sports Giant Liebherr Crane Boom

    28 February 2020
    Vessels

    The 145-metre main crane boom has been installed on DEME Group’s DP3 offshore installation vessel Orion at Liebherr’s facility in Rostock, Germany. The Liebherr HLC 295000 crane has a lifting capacity of 5,000 tonnes and an outreach of more 35 metres. It could lift nine fully loaded Airbus A380 aircraft in one go, DEME said. […]

  • Orion to Feature Safeway W2W System

    31 May 2019
    Vessels

    Dordrecht-based Safeway BV has won a contract to deliver its Osprey-type motion compensated offshore access system for DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion.   According to Safeway, the most unique feature of this custom made Safeway walk-to-work system is that the gangway is vertically integrated in a specially designed staircase, which means that the ‘plug and play’ […]

  • DEME Installs XXL Monopiles at Arcadis Ost 1

    26 July 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has completed the installation of the final XXL monopile at the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. This was the first project executed by DEME’s new floating installation vessel, Orion, which installed the foundations using its DP3 system. Manufactured by Steelwind in Germany, the 28 XXL […]

  • Acta Orion Accommodates Siemens Team at Race Bank

    20 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Acta Marine informed today, 20 July, that its walk-to-work construction support vessel Acta Orion is providing accommodation and walk-to-work for Siemens on DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm.

  • Ampelmann Supplies Electric Gangway for Olympic Orion

    16 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has sold the first W-type gangway to offshore shipping company Olympic Subsea ASA. The new motion compensation system will be permanently fixed on Olympic Orion in 2023 when the vessel is expected to be converted from a multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) into a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). The W-type […]

  • Adwen Books Olympic Orion

    24 May 2019
    Vessels

    Norwegian ship operator Olympic Subsea has entered into an agreement with Adwen GmbH, a subsidiary of Siemens Gamesa, for the vessel Olympic Orion. The contract period is firm for six months with further options. The contract commencement is in the second quarter of 2019. Olympic Subsea did not disclose any further contract details. ”We see it […]

  • Acta Marine to Work with Tideway on Merkur OWF

    28 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Acta Marine has won a contract to assist Tideway B.V. with its cable pull in and testing and termination campaign on the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Under the contract, Acta Marine will charter its walk-to-work (W2W) construction support vessel Acta Orion, which will be performing accommodation and W2W services on the […]

  • Orion Starts Installing Hollandse Kust West Alpha Jacket

    16 August 2022
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    DEME’s vessel Orion has begun the installation of the jacket foundation for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha platform in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The jacket set sail from the Port of Vlissingen to the offshore construction site on 14 August, a few weeks after the load out at the Heerema Fabrication Group […]

  • Orion Ready to Install XXL Monopiles at Arcadis Ost 1

    30 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of 28 XXL monopiles for 27 wind turbines and one substation of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm is about to begin as DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion has arrived at the Port of Roenne, the project’s storage and marshaling port. According to available AIS data, Orion arrived at the port this […]

  • First XXL Monopile Installed at Arcadis Ost 1

    9 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion has installed the first of 28 monopile foundations at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Manufactured by Steelwind in Germany, the foundation will carry the wind farm’s substation. It has a length of 110 metres, a diameter of 9.5 metres, and a weight of […]

  • US CTV Operator’s Offshore Wind Fleet Gets Orion Backing

    11 February 2022
    Vessels

    The US crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator American Offshore Services (A-O-S) has entered into a strategic partnership with Orion Infrastructure Capital to build what are said to be “state-of-the-art CTVs designed to transport technicians and materials in varied offshore conditions”. Under the arrangement, Orion will provide financing to build a series of CTVs […]

  • Orion Installs First Monopile at Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore works have begun at the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US with the first of 62 foundations installed by DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country and the first of several US wind farm projects in DEME’s […]