Trearddur Bay wind farm support vessel has completed sea trials in the Solent, achieving 31 knots with 8 tonnes DWT. The vessel, which is BMT Nigel Gee’s latest design for Turbine Transfers, has immediately started working for Dong Energy. Ed Dudson, BMT Nigel Gee’s Technical Director commented: “Tr
Acta Marine contracted CIG Shipbuilding for the design and construction of a large Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV). The DP-2 fitted vessel measures 108 by 16 meters and offers accommodation and workspace for 75 persons onboard. The vessel will be equipped with two dedicated boat landings for Crew Tr
A crew transfer vessel deployed at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark, ANHOLT WIND, celebrated 1,000 days without an Lost Time Injury (LTI) on February 2. Also Kirsten Bank Christensen, A2SEA Vice President, Group HSEQ, was very satisfied with the achivement: “At A2SEA we are very proud of ANHOLT
At the end of March, Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service BV will bring two new service vessels into service for the support of wind farms at sea. The vessels,of Damen FCS 2610 type, called SeaZip 3 and SeaZip 4, are going to sail under the Dutch flag and were built by Damen Shipyards in Singapor
TenneT is on the market for a contractor for the provision of maritime consulting and support services for offshore installation projects in North Sea and Wadden Sea. The contract covers supervision of marine construction projects, primarily submarine cable laying, and provision of a vessel. Additio
Sea Challenger installed 18th wind turbine in Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough project on 27 January 2015. Project Manager Morten S. Pedersen from A2SEA commented: “The installation of turbine no. 18 went according to plan, safely and smooth. The co-operation between the crew on board Sea Challenger a
DONG Energy has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) with offshore substation transportation and installation contracts for Burbo Bank Extension, Race Bank and Walney Extension offshore wind farms. The contracts cover the transportation and installation of up to 5 platforms that will support the power
South Boats IOW, UK’s manufacturer of wind farm service vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 22m named ‘Iceni Venture’ for Iceni Marine Services Ltd. The all new South Cat 22m has benefited from the extensive testing programme carried out to understand the benefits and limitatio
Dutch energy company, Eneco, is inviting bids for two contracts regarding its Norther offshore wind farm located 22 kilometers from the shore near the port of Zeebrugge. The first contract is related to design, supply, installation and commissioning of wind turbine foundations, including cabling and
MPI Adventure recently completed her mobilisation and left the Tees Base earlier this week. She is now in Esjberg for the loading of Siemens 3.6MW wind turbines, which will be installed at the Amrumbank offshore wind farm. Preparation work for the installation campaign was undertaken at the MPI Offs
Mojo Maritime and IKM Subsea, Norwegian ROV manufacturer and operator, have jointly secured a significant EU Horizon 2020 Grant to support a €1,200,000 R&D project to develop an ROV for use in high energy tidal sites, and capable of being operated from Mojo’s tidal energy vessel, the Hi Flo 4 (HF4).
The number of offshore-related sea ships mooring in the Port of Den Helder rose in 2014 to 2,776, representing a 7 % growth compared to 2013. These numbers were revealed in the annual report of the Port of Den Helder. “Thanks to sound agreements with the offshore companies, the fishery sector and th
After an initial four months working at the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm, Siemens has already extended its charter contract for Tidal Transit’s Kitty Petra passenger transfer vessel (PTV) from the end of January 2014 to the end of April 2015. Tidal Transit’s Commercial Director Leo Hambro sai
Port Authority Zeehaven IJmuiden N.V. has constructed three new boat landings for MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Eneco, as a response to the major increase in the transport of the two companies’ maintenance crews and staff to and from their offshore wind farms. These new boat landings make it easy and
