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DEME’s Next Generation Vessel Orion Successfully Installs First Monopile At Arcadis OST

Deploying ‘Orion’, the newest member of the DEME fleet and the most innovative vessel in the offshore wind industry, DEME Offshore has successfully installed the first XXL monopile at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany.DEME’s …
Jun 9, 2022 / Vessels

DEME further reinforces fleet with acquisition of offshore installation vessel Viking Neptun

DEME has entered into an agreement with Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik to acquire the DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’. Representing a substantial investment, this move highlights DEME’s commitment to its customers, and supports …
Jan 12, 2022 / Vessels

DEME Offshore Successfully Installs DolWin6 HVDC Cable with “Living Stone” operating on LNG

This project is the first time a cable laying vessel has installed cables while powered by LNGIn a groundbreaking project DEME Offshore has successfully installed the DolWin6 High Voltage DC (HVDC) cable in the North Sea deploying its DP3 vessel …
Jul 13, 2021 / Vessels

The DP3 Cable Laying Vessel, Nexans Aurora named at Ulstein Verft

The DP3 Cable Laying Vessel, Nexans Aurora, was named at Ulstein Verft on 8 June 2021. The lady sponsor is Mrs Anne Lise Aukner, former Managing Director of Nexans Norway.Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the project progress has been steady, and the …
Jun 9, 2021 / Vessels

Ulstein delivers CLV vessel Nexans Aurora

The final milestone of the Aurora construction adventure was reached Monday, on 31 May 2021, when the DP3 Cable Lay Vessel ‘Nexans Aurora’, the state-of-the-art flagship of the Nexans fleet, was delivered from Ulstein Verft. Caption: Nexans Aurora …
Jun 1, 2021 / Vessels

Ulstein: All Blocks Assembled for Nexans Aurora

All the grand blocks for the Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) ‘Nexans Aurora’ have now been assembled at the hull yard, CRIST. Work tasks such as some steel work, outfitting and paint work now need to be carried out before the hull can be towed to Ulstein …
Apr 28, 2020 / Vessels

Osbit to provide well intervention system for FTAI Ocean

Osbit Ltd, the UK-based offshore technology company, has been awarded a contract by FTAI Ocean, a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (FTAI), to design and construct an innovative new well intervention tower …
Feb 4, 2020 / Vessels

Game changing installation vessel ‘Orion’ enters final construction phase with installation of 5,000-tonne crane

DEME has reached yet another major milestone in the construction of its next-generation and game-changing DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’. The vessel arrived at the Liebherr construction yard in the port of Rostock, Germany for the …
Nov 26, 2019 / Vessels

Protexa Awards Telford Offshore multiple pipelaying and construction services contract in Mexico

International offshore services provider Telford Offshore has been awarded multiple pipelaying and construction services contracts by Mexican company Protexa, which is chartering three of its DP3 multi-purpose vessels for a combined period of …
Mar 27, 2019 / Vessels

Major milestone passed for Nexans’ new DP3 cable laying vessel, CS Aurora

The first major milestone in the construction of Nexans’ new DP3 cable laying vessel, the C/S Aurora, was passed Monday with the cutting of the first steel.“This is a proud moment for Nexans and an important milestone for the organization. With this …
Feb 19, 2019 / Vessels