The Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 (or FCS 2610) is becoming a great vessel in the offshore wind industry. Recently, WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG signed a Letter of Intent with Damen Shipyards for the FCS 2610 in order to expand its all in all service portfolio for offshore wind farms. Windea plans
Vattenfall has engaged the offshore division of Deutsche Windtechnik to carry out relevant parts of the construction and assembly supervision for the wind energy turbines in the offshore wind farm DanTysk. Engineers and technicians of Deutsche Windtechnik systematically document and analyse the qual
At the end of June 2013, Knut Gerdes, CEO of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH, signed the sales contract for the service crew transfer vessels Emswind and Emsstrom. “With the Emswind and the Emsstrom, we did the first successful steps in the offshore business in 2007. Both vessels did a great job in the p
CWind, a leading UK offshore wind service provider, has completed generator management works on the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, developed and built by a consortium comprising DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar. CWind has recently removed the last generators from site. The company wor
Abis Shipping held a naming ceremony for its 15th vessel, the MS ABIS Dundee, at the port of Harlingen at 16:30 today (July 3). The MS ABIS Dundee was christened by Cynthia Dijkstra-van den Broek, wife of Mr Jan Dijkstra, the director of Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma. It is the third ship from a series
Navitus Bay Development Limited (NBDL) has today announced a shortlist of three local ports – Poole, Portland and Yarmouth – to host the wind park’s operations and maintenance (O&M) functions. The O&M base will effectively be the wind park’s headquarters over its 25 year lifespan, and is expected to
N-Sea has successfully executed an HVDC-cable excavation and survey project at the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, offshore Ramsgate. Deburrial was completed using the N-Seatec designed and manufactured Twin-Prop excavation tool. Pre and post lay survey services were also provided from the DP2
The OMWINDENERGY 2013 Conference and Exhibition in Berlin, which will be held on 8th and 9th October 2013, will connect the industry’s service experts. The event will discuss the top international issues of growing wind service market: • Quality assurance • Professionalization • Certification The ce
Students of the Department of Maritime Transport from the Jade University of Applied Sciences have developed a transport concept for maintenance of wind farms in the German Bight. Under the guidance of Professors Ralf Brauner and Christian Jauernig, they have created a fictitious company that offers
Lloyd’s Register releases all-new Rules, Class Notation and Guidance Notes for ‘Wind Turbine Installation and Maintenance Vessels and Liftboats’ to reflect industry best practice and new novel designs. The new Rules form part of the wider Mobile Offshore Unit Rule set 2013 launched by Lloyd’s Regist
OutSmart’s Offshore Operations Centre at Emden airport is completed. From now on, OutSmart’s team will monitor wind farms in the German North Sea from this brand new building. The Operations Centre will be manned 24/7 to operate offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and coordinate all maintena
The WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG has signed a Letter of Intent together with DAMEN Shipyards regarding the sale of one CTV new building in order to expand its all in all service portfolio for offshore wind farms. The vessel captivates through very good sea characteristics and high flexibility durin
Supply chain companies are being urged to tap into opportunities in the UK’s growing offshore wind industry – worth a potential £2 billion a year between now and 2025. The figures are highlighted in a new guide from Scottish Enterprise and the Crown Estate – The Guide to UK Offshore Wind Operations
Ridgeway Renewables have successfully supplied the first “Kyowa Filter Units” from Japanese manufacturer Sumisho Kyowa Limited for offshore wind turbine monopile scour protection in Europe. Using a combination of the 4 & 8 tonne type units filled with specific aggregate in a circular formation aroun
