Maersk Viridis was delivered to its owner in late February 2026 from Seatrium’s Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore, after completing sea trials and readiness checks, and was officially named on 12 March.
The WTIV is designed to install 15+ MW offshore wind turbines and features a 1,900‑tonne crane with 180‑metre hook height.
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Empire Wind 1, located 25-48 kilometres (15-30 miles) southeast of Long Island, will comprise 54 Vestas 15 MW wind turbines and is planned to produce first power in late 2026, with full commissioning in 2027.
The 810 MW offshore wind farm has a contract with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to deliver electricity for New York and is the first offshore wind farm to connect to New York City’s grid.
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Maersk’s first next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Maersk Viridis, has sailed out of Singapore and is on its way to the US, where it will install turbines on Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, under construction in the US federal waters off New York. According to Maersk
