Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: A2SEA preparing for Gode Wind 1 and 2 work at Port of Esbjerg. Today, A2SEA’s SEA CHALLENGER started mobilization for the installation of Dong Energy’s offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2 in the German part of the North Sea. The mobilisation comprises sea fastenin
Susie S has mobilised to Cuxhaven to start a new role providing 24hr support for Alstom. The vessel will be supporting a team of Alstom engineers who are working on the Meerwind Ost/Sud Substation. The offshore wind farms Meerwind Süd and Meerwind Ost are a 288 MW project located in the German Bight
Vattenfall has started foreshore cabling work for Kentish Flats Extension yesterday which will be carried out through today. As a result of this work, the foreshore area immediately to the East of Hampton Pier will be restricted to the general public for up to 48 hours, said the company. Access to t
A2SEA’s SEA CHALLENGER will soon start installation of the 97 Siemens 6MW turbines on DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1+2 project in the German part of the North Sea. Monday, 29 June 2015 she will start mobilisation in Esbjerg. “Mobilisation is planned to start Monday 29 June 2015. The mobilisation will com
Siemens celebrated the official christenings of the first purpose-built Service Operation Vessels (SOV) this week. The christening events took place in cooperation with Esvagt A/S, owner of the two vessels, in Rostock, Germany, and Hamburg, Germany. The Esvagt Froude was the first to be formally chr
Siemens is officially christening its new Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Esvagt Faraday in Hamburg today, the company announced on its social media pages. “The SOVs are a key part for efficient & safe offshore wind service,” said Randy Zwirn, CEO Power Generation Services. He further added: “Siemens
Seaglaze Marine Windows recently responded to an emergency request for replacement of a smashed helm window of a wind farm transfer vessel. Thanks to its dedicated ‘in-house’ Glass Toughening Plant, the company received, manufactured and delivered to the client within a 24 hour period, avoiding the
Havyard Design & Solutions AS in Herøy has signed a contract with Astilleros Zamacona for the delivery of a design and equipment package for the building of a Havyard 931 CCV (Crew Change Vessel). This will be the fourth vessel Havyard Design & Solutions in Herøy has designed for ESVAGT. The first t
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. Str
Yesterday, the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of the Wave Craft vessel Umoe Ventus at Seawork International 2015 in Southampton. The new vessel, developed by Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), is a surface effect ship (SES), using an air
Longitude Engineering has won a major contract with A2SEA to deliver the transportation engineering package for the 67 Siemens 6MW turbines at Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Cromer in North Norfolk, UK. A2SEA will install the turbines using its purpose-built second generation installati
MMT has been contracted by ABB to perform a pre-lay and UXO survey for a cable laying project between Caithness and Moray in northern Scotland. ABB will provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of t
CTruk Boats formally handed over the first new craft built at its River Colne production facility in Colchester when the latest MPC22 offshore wind farm service vessel (WFSV) was officially named by owner CWind at the Seawork show in Southampton. Utilising the unique CTruk flexible pod system that a
Rix and Piriou have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a 26m vessel at Seawork International in Southampton on Wednesday 17 June 2015. More information to follow.
