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  • BOW Terminal Loads Van Oord’s Cable Layer

    20 January 2015
    Vessels

    After a long windy period, BOW Terminal managed to load equipment onto Van Oord’s brand new DP2 Cable Layer “Nexus” yesterday. The lifting of a cable carousel, fabricated by IHC Engineering Business, and a knuckle boom crane, manufactured by SMST, was performed as a tandem lift via BOW Terminal’s cranes. The 126-meter vessel is currently […]

  • Euskalforging to Deliver Flange Sets for XL Monoplies

    30 May 2014

    Euskalforging is supplying the 150 Transition Piece Flange sets (150 TP Lower + 150 TP Top) and 150 Monopile Flanges for the 150 Joint Flange XL Monoplies. Euskalforging is the sole supplier selected for the Flange supply for the innovative Joint Flange XL Monopiles, achieving the demanding mechanical properties. Euskalforging exclusive flange manufacturing process fits […]

  • VBMS to Use Stril Server for North Sea Ops

    10 January 2017
    Vessels

    Norwegian supplier of offshore support vessels, Simon Møkster Shipping, has signed a contract with VBMS for Stril Server, which will support the company’s works in the North Sea.  The vessel will be deployed for 5 months, and possibly longer, starting in April. This marks Møkster’s first contract with VBMS. Stril Server, which was built at Simek […]

  • GeoSea, EWE In Charge of Gemini O&M

    21 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore maintenance contractors Offshore & Wind Assistance (OWA) and EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH (EWE-OSS) have been hired to provide operation and maintenance services to the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The 600MW Gemini offshore wind park, located 85 km north of the Dutch coast, is being built on two locations close […]

  • First Ulstein Wind Farm SOV Breezing Through Sea Trials (Gallery)

    10 June 2016
    Vessels

    Yno 309, Ulstein’s first wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) and the first of two ordered by Bernhard Schulte Offshore, left the yard for sea trials on Tuesday, 7 June, and the results so far are highly satisfactorily, the Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder said. “We are underway in testing for speed and manoeuvring, and will […]

  • Aker Solutions Wins Contract for 2 GW German Offshore Wind Project

    11 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Spain’s Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW BalWin1 converter station in the German North Sea. The contract also includes an option for the BalWin2 steel substructure. The contract is worth between NOK 1.5 billion (approximately EUR 130 million) and NOK 2.5 billion (about […]

  • Clifford Chance Advises on Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    16 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Amsterdam office of law firm Clifford Chance has been advising Gemini offshore wind developers as lead counsel/project counsel since 2011. The offshore wind farm is the largest renewable energy project in both scope and funding ever conducted in the Netherlands.  Since 2011, Clifford Chance has acted as legal advisor with regard to the structuring of the […]

  • EWE Picks Heli Providers Offshore Germany

    10 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has awarded contracts for the provision of helicopter services from Emden, Germany, to offshore wind farms. The selected parties will be responsible for the execution of helicopter transports for personnel and material from Emden to offshore wind projects, with possible stopovers on Borkum. Northern HeliCopter GmbH will provide a […]

  • Van Oord Adds Niels Winther Maritime to Deutsche Bucht Team

    21 May 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Van Oord has appointed the Esbjerg-based Niels Winther Maritime to serve as an agent for the wind farm installation vessel Aeolus over the summer. Aeolus will be working out of the Port of Esbjerg over the summer, loading turbine components for the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project and then transporting and installing them in the German […]

  • ELA Delivers Homes for Gemini Cabling Work

    20 April 2015

    ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered seven Living Quarters and two Stairway Containers to TAGU Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser in Oldenburg. The containers will be used for the Gemini offshore wind project located 55 kilometers north of the island of Schiermonnikoog in the Dutch North Sea. Each ELA Living Quarter generates living space for two people with a shared sanitary unit […]

  • Photo of the Day: Windea La Cour in Action

    6 October 2016
    Vessels

    The new service operation vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, started its service campaign at the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands last month.  The vessel, featuring the X-STERN hull, is the first of two SOVs built at Ulstein Verft in Norway which Bernhard Schulte Offshore will deliver to Siemens. The vessel functions as […]

  • EEMSHAVEN: Walk to work offshore Eemshaven

    13 April 2015

    The port of Eemshaven, on the mouth of the Eems River estuary, is a vast area in the North East of the Netherlands with a huge potential for development. This potential has been recently recognised by Google who have chosen the area to invest hundreds of millions of Euros in building their new data storage […]

  • EWE Picks Crew Transfer Provider for German Offshore Wind Farms

    26 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has awarded Reederei Norden–Frisia with a contract to provide crew transfer services for offshore wind projects in Germany. The contractor is in charge of providing transport for personnel and material from the base port in Borkum and the Riffgat and Alpha Ventus offshore wind farms, and possibly other projects. […]

  • Photo of the Day: Port of Esbjerg Displays Offshore Wind Bounty

    18 November 2016
    Ports & Logistics

    Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg has shared a photograph showing components for more than 100 offshore wind turbines ready for installation in the North Sea stored in the port area. In 2016, estimated 1.1 GW offshore wind will be shipped from the Port of Esbjerg, and so far 0.75 GW onshore wind have passed the quays […]

  • Offshore Wind Gives Northland Power a Financial Push in 2017

    23 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Northland Power has reported improved financial results for the fiscal year 2017, largely due to contributions from the Gemini and Nordsee One offshore wind farms.

  • Gemini Funding Case Study at Benelux Infrastructure Forum

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    SMi will have Jeroen Kies, Assistant General Manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, discussing the financial structure of the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm at its 13th annual Benelux Infrastructure Forum. This wind farm, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea, will be one of the largest wind farms in the world when it comes […]

  • Northland Named Business of the Year

    17 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Northland Power Inc., an international producer of wind, solar, and thermal power in business for over 25 years, was named Business of the Year by the Netherlands-Canadian Chamber of Commerce at its annual luncheon in the Hague on November 12, 2014. The award recognizes companies who have advanced the relationship between Canada and the Netherlands. […]

  • OFFSHORE TURBINE TECHNICIANS: The challenge in moving onshore experience offshore

    14 September 2015

    With a reserved maximum of €18bn for offshore wind development the Dutch Government’s ‘Energie Akkoord’ outlines the instructions and deadlines for the future of this industry in the Netherlands. In the same agreement it states that a cost reduction of 40% should be achieved. Included in this is Operation & Maintenance (O&M) which takes up […]

  • Gemini O&M Base Takes Final Shape

    20 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch construction company Kooi has completed works on an offshore service base in the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands, which will be used by EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) and Siemens. The buildings and grounds are spread across an area of 3,500 m2 located within the terminal operated by EMS Maritime Offshore Nederland, a subsidiary of EMO. The construction consists of a new 600m² warehouse […]

  • VIDEO: Belgian Offshore Wind Industry

    22 November 2013

    Belgian offshore wind industry is gaining momentum, especially after OWI-Lab invested in new wind turbine test facility and Alstom completed the installation of its new-generation offshore wind turbine. In September, the Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm, the largest wind farm in the Belgian North Sea was officially opened. Also, the construction of the Northwind offshore […]

  • Smulders Projects to Build Dudgeon OWF Transition Pieces

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    On July 3, Smulders Projects was awarded the contract for the supply of 67 Transition Pieces for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm.  The Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm will be constructed on the coast of Norfolk, South East England. The wind farm comprises 67 monopile foundations on which 6 MW turbines will be placed. This large capacity […]

  • HeliService Orders Another AW169 Helicopter for Offshore Wind Ops

    13 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    HeliService International has ordered another AW169 helicopter for offshore wind farm operations from Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The contract was signed around month and a half after the first AW169 was delivered to support Siemens’ O&M works on the Dutch Gemini offshore wind farm. The new aircraft will be delivered in 2017 and will be used for offshore wind farm support missions in the North Sea. […]

  • A look back at the development of OWC

    17 October 2016

    As we are gearing up for the Offshore WIND Conference (OWC) we want to take you back a couple of months to how we developed the program together with our OWC advisor and partner Chris Westra. Looking back we asked Westra to reminisce on the initial idea of the program. “Our starting point was to […]

  • Turbine Transfers Supports Robin Rigg, Gemini

    16 July 2015
    Vessels

    Turbine Transfers has supplied a further vessel to support E.On at the Robin Rigg Wind Farm in the Solway Firth. The company’s 19m CTV ABERDARON BAY is the fifth Turbine Transfer vessel now working at the site. Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, Turbine Transfers has commenced work for Van Oord on project Gemini, one of the […]

  • Photo of the Day: Spot the Jack-Ups

    5 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg is currently a proverbial beehive of activity as major offshore wind turbine makers are working on a number of projects located in the North Sea and the English Channel. The photo above was taken on August 02 and gives an overview of the installation projects currently being carried out at the port. Siemens Wind […]

  • Clifford Chance Expands Its Team

    4 May 2015

    International law firm Clifford Chance has appointed 25 new partners, including three in Amsterdam. These appointments reflect the rapidly evolving markets in which the new partners are active. They advise clients on areas including corporate governance, risk, antitrust, high yield and financial regulations and sectors such as energy and raw materials, infrastructure, TMT, healthcare, real […]