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  • ‘Acta Orion’ WFSV First to Use ACO Marine’s New Wastewater Treatment System

    28 May 2015
    Technology, Vessels

    ACO Marine has won an order to supply its new range Clarimar MF wastewater treatment system for installation aboard Acta Orion, the wind farm support vessel (WFSV) under construction for Acta Marine at the Partner Stocznia shipyard in Police, Poland. Acta Orion will be the first reference for ACO Marine’s next generation sewage treatment system, […]

  • Highlights of the Month – November 2020

    1 December 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on the OffshoreWIND.biz site for the month of November 2020. Two-Turbine Floater Prototype Breezes Through Tests in Baltic Sea The scaled-down version of the Nezzy² floating wind turbine, a two-turbine floating wind platform, completed its two-month tests in the Bay of Greifswald in the Baltic Sea and has […]

  • Highlights of the Month – May 2020

    1 June 2020

    Orion’s Heavy Lift Crane Collapses – Video A heavy-lift crane installed on the offshore installation vessel Orion has collapsed while undergoing load tests at the Liebherr construction yard in Rostock, Germany. Siemens Gamesa Cranks It Up to 15 MW with Offshore Behemoth Siemens Gamesa has launched a new SG 14-222 DD offshore Direct Drive wind […]

  • Highlights of the Month – September 2020

    1 October 2020

    OffshoreWIND.biz brings you the ten most-read articles on the site for the month of September 2020. Orion’s Crane Repair Starts Liebherr has started preparations for the recovery of its HLC 295000 offshore crane on board the Orion vessel, whose hook broke this May, leaving several people injured and damaging the crane and the vessel’s deck. Crane Ordered for First Jones […]

  • All Moray East Jacket Foundations Installed

    28 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 103rd and final jacket foundation has been installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel installed the first three-legged jacket in July. The wind farm’s three offshore transformer modules (OTMs), together with their three jacket foundations, have been in place since mid-September. DEME’s installation vessel Orion, initially scheduled to be […]

  • EEW OSB Upends First Hornsea Two Transition Piece

    28 February 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    EEW Offshore Structures Britain (EEW OSB) has upended the first transition piece for the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. In June 2019, Ørsted placed an order with EEW Special Pipe Constructions for 30 transition pieces for the 1.4GW project. The remaining 135 transition pieces will be manufactured and delivered by Denmark’s Bladt Industries. EEW […]

  • Acta Centaurus Starts Sea Trials

    8 April 2019
    Vessels

    Acta Marine’s offshore wind service vessel Acta Centaurus left Ulstein Verft in Norway on Saturday, 6 April, to start her sea trials. The tests carried out so far have been successful, according to Ulstein’s project manager. The 93-metre vessel has a 3,200t load capacity, a 6m draft, and will provide accommodation for up to 120 persons. The […]

  • Stril Server Wins Acta Marine Contract

    19 June 2015
    Vessels

    Norwegian supplier of modern offshore support vessels, Simon Møkster Shipping, has been awarded a contract with Acta Marine Offshore. According to the company, Stril Server was awarded a ten weeks contract with 5×1 weeks options. The vessel will start working in the Dutch sector in early August. Stril Server will act as a forerunner for […]

  • Orion Crane Collapse Probe Points to Hook Failure

    5 May 2020
    Vessels

    The investigations into the collapse of the heavy-lift crane onboard the installation vessel Orion are ongoing, with the first findings indicating that ”the accident had to do with a failure of the crane hook”, a spokesperson for DEME Group told Offshore WIND. However, further investigations will need to be carried out to confirm the cause, […]

  • JDR Wraps Up Hornsea One East Section Cable Work

    13 May 2019
    Grid Connection

    JDR Cable Systems has completed the termination and testing of east section inter-array cables at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. JDR conducted the work from the service operations vessel (SOV) Edda Mistral and will now focus on completing the western cluster of the 1.2GW project, which represents the final phase. Ørsted and JDR […]

  • FairWind Joins Bladt on Hornsea Two

    16 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    FairWind has a won a contract by Bladt Industries to install the electrical scope on 135 transition pieces for the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. FairWind’s scope of work is full electrical installation, including light study design of cable support system, as well as installing all components and free issued items from […]

  • VIDEO: Sailing the Offshore Energy Markets

    1 November 2018

    Becoming a leading player in the offshore energy arena means supporting oil and gas, offshore wind, and the emerging marine energy market says Rob Boer, Managing Director at Acta Marine.

  • Ørsted Orders Hornsea Two TPs at EEW

    26 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has placed an order with the Rostock-based EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH for 30 transition pieces for the 1,386MW Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. The transition pieces will be manufactured at EEW Offshore Structures Britain (EEW OSB) in Teesside, the UK. Production will start in September 2019. According to Sascha Hofmeister, Managing […]

  • Liebherr Wants More Offshore Wind after Netting Orion Crane Order

    2 March 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Liebherr’s maritime manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany, has been awarded a contract to supply a heavy-lift crane for the Orion, a new wind farm installation vessel ordered by DEME from COSCO (QiDong) Offshore in China.

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Substation Topside Touches Down

    5 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 3,500-tonne offshore substation topside has been installed on its jacket foundation at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. This new construction milestone took place in the night from Monday to Tuesday at 18.5 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee with the help of DEME’s installation vessel Orion. After a […]

  • DEME Orders Huisman Monopile Handling Kit for Orion

    12 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Huisman has signed a contract with DEME for the delivery of a 2,300mt Lifting Spreader and a set of adaptive Damping Tugger Winches to be installed onboard the offshore installation vessel Orion. Huisman and DEME have worked together on the optimisation of the spreader’s design in order to increase the safety and efficiency of monopile […]

  • Acta Centaurus Readies for Norway

    4 December 2018
    Vessels

    The Crist shipyard in Poland has completed the construction of Acta Marine’s third walk-to-work vessel Acta Centaurus.

  • Aeolus on Site with Gemini Wind Turbines

    15 February 2016
    Vessels

    On 12 February, offshore wind installation vessel Aeolus left the Port of Esbjerg for the Gemini offshore wind farm, carrying six turbines to be installed at the site.  According to vessel’s AIS, the Aeolus has reached its destination, and is now in the company of Havila Phoenix and Acta Orion, which are also working at the site. The last of 150 […]

  • Acta Centaurus Docks at Ulstein Verft

    10 December 2018
    Vessels

    The hull of Acta Marine’s second walk-to-work vessel from Ulstein, Acta Centaurus, has now arrived at Ulstein Verft’s yard in Ulsteinvik, Norway.

  • New Acta W2W Vessel Continues Stellar Tradition

    13 September 2018
    Vessels

    The construction of Acta Marine’s third walk-to-work vessel and second Ulstein SX195 design is progressing well and has reached complete hull beam at Crist shipyard in Poland, the Dutch company said.

  • Acta Marine’s New CSV Shaping Up in Polish Shipyard

    27 July 2017
    Vessels

    Hull construction on Acta Marine’s new wind farm construction support vessel (CSV) passed the halfway mark this week at Crist shipyard in Poland, Acta Marine informed, adding that the work is progressing well and on schedule.

  • Heerema Orders Huisman Monopile Installation Kit for Thialf

    29 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors has awarded Huisman a contract to deliver a Motion Compensated Pile Gripper (MCPG) for use in offshore wind farm construction. Designed specifically for Heerema’s semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf, the MCPG will enable Heerema to install monopiles up to 12.5 metres in diameter, with a length of up to 115 metres, and […]

  • CRCC Entering Offshore Wind Market, Orders Jack-Up Vessel at COSCO

    14 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    On 11 May, China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has placed an order with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry for a jack-up vessel with a lifting capacity of 1,300 tonnes that will be deployed on the construction of offshore wind farms. 

  • DEME Picks Hornsea Two Foundations Base Port

    11 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Buss Terminal Eemshaven, in the Netherlands, has secured a contract to serve as a base port for installing the foundations of the Hornsea Two offshore wind project. Under the deal secured with DEME Offshore, the Buss Terminal is responsible for the handling, storage and terminal logistics of the 165 monopiles and transition pieces at […]

  • Bladt Scores Hornsea Two Contract

    3 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has contracted Bladt Industries to produce 135 transition pieces for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The fabrication of the transition pieces is planned to begin this year at Bladt’s site in Aalborg, Denmark, with delivery expected to take place from mid-2020 to mid-2021. “We are proud that Ørsted have trusted Bladt Industries as […]

  • MMT Surveys COBRAcable Route

    10 March 2015
    R&D, Vessels

    MMT, contracted by Offshore Marine Management (OMM), has completed geophysical, geotechnical and cable crossing surveys in preparation for the installation of the COBRAcable, which will connect the Netherlands and Denmark.  The project was completed with a four-vessel solution between early September and late November. The M/V Askholmen performed Shallow Water Geophysical Survey at the landfalls in Eemshaven, […]