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 proje
The Hamburg-based shipbroker has arranged shipping of new-build CTV from Asia to Europe. Namely, Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) provided the appropriate tonnage for the transportation of 26-metre long Njord Freyr. The new-build, called Njord Freyr, had withstood the ordeal of the 30-day transit
HEAVYLIFT@SEA, together with SeaRenergy, has presented the new OAV (Offshore Assistance Vessel) SR1. The shape of the vessel is designed to reduce motions and increase comfort for technicians to mitigate the risk of sea sickness and weather downtime. It accommodates up to 60 persons while being able
Fugro has equipped its trenching vessel Fugro Saltire with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches and a quadrant deployment system on rails. The equipment is fitted to the rear deck of the vessel alongsid
Lessons learned from the prolific increase in building workboats for the offshore wind farm sector can benefit the military user, according to CTruk CEO Andy White. White told the audience at a Royal Institute of Naval Architects conference entitled Warships 2015: Future Surface Vessels that develop
Blue Water Shipping Brest has assisted French company Sabella SAS with installing their D10 tidal turbine on the seabed off Ushant Island, which is located 30 kilometers off the western tip of Bretagne, France. The installation of the tidal turbine took place during May and June and Blue Water Brest
3i Infrastructure and AMP Capital have entered into an agreement to jointly acquire 100% of Danish company ESVAGT from Maersk Group. 3i Infrastructure will be investing approximately £109 million to acquire a 50% interest in ESVAGT and will have an equal shareholding with AMP Capital. Headquartered
Van Oord’s cable laying vessel, Nexus, arrived to Velsen-Noord to load export cables for Gemini offshore wind farm. The loading operation was conducted by the Dutch company WIND AG at MEO terminal. Delivered by Damen in December last year, the 126-metre vessel is the youngest in service. The export
The first international Hybrid Marine Power & Propulsion Conference will be held at the RNLI Lifeboat College, Poole UK from 6 to 8 October 2015. Shock Mitigation is bringing together an international group of experts, armed with the latest knowledge that will identify the potential of utilising hyb
TRIYARDS Holdings Limited has won an order for its larger liftboat offering worth US $175 million. The vessel orders for two enhanced BH450 series liftboats will be the third and fourth in the series to be built by TRIYARDS. Each of these lattice-legged vessels, the largest in the product range on o
Along with 67 of its 6-megawatts direct drive offshore wind turbines, Siemens will also provide a 15-year service and maintenance to Veja Mate offshore wind farm, which is the largest ever wind service order for Siemens in Germany and the second largest globally. Siemens will provide an offshore ser
Freddie S has just started supporting a Siemens retrofit project on the SSE operated Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm located on the East Coast of the UK. Windwave Workboats’ 17.5m wind farm support vessel, mobilised from Liverpool after recently finishing work on the West coast where she was prov
Northland Power has installed the first monopile at the 600MW Gemini wind farm offshore Dutch coast. The job was completed by Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, which is install a total of 150 foundations together with Pacific Osprey of Swire Blue Ocean. Located 85 kilometers off the c
The final cable connection of the Sabella D10 tidal turbine still remains to be done, as the MV Palembang was proclaimed unsuitable for this specific task on Friday, June 26. Several attempts to stabilize the vessel and enable it to operate the delicate lifting of both ends of the cable and making t
