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Ørsted and Cadeler Sign Long-term Agreement for Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Capacity

Ørsted and Cadeler have signed a firm long-term lease agreement for a newbuilt Wind Farm Installation Vessel. With the agreement, Ørsted secures installation vessel capacity from Q1 2027 to end of 2030 for upcoming construction projects The signing …
Apr 10, 2024 / Curious

Cadeler Signs Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Contract for the Vessel Wind Scylla with an Undisclosed Client

The contract entails Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Scylla and has a value between USD 75 million and USD 150 million, including both the firm period and potential options. Signing of the contract reinforces Cadeler’s position as a key …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious

Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement to guarantee operational reliability of new Wind farm Installation Vessel

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement with CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering Co Ltd (CDWE), a joint venture between CSBC Corporation and DEME Offshore. The agreement covers CDWE’s new 216 metres-long marine …
Mar 26, 2024 / Curious

Maersk Supply Service partners with Edison Chouest Offshore in the US for the construction and operation of a Jones Act-compliant windfarm feeder

Maersk Supply Service to partner with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) for the construction and operation of a windfarm feeder concept specifically designed for Maersk Supply Service’s next-generation Wind Installation Vessel. Based on innovative …
Mar 18, 2024 / Curious

The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Morek Engineering to design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore wind market

The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Morek Engineering to design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore wind market. The consortium has won the funding through the UK Government’s Clean …
Jan 29, 2024 / Finance

CIMC Raffles picks TMC for Havfram Wind’s WTIVs

CIMC Raffles has chosen TMC Compressors to supply a complete marine compressed air system to the two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) Havfram Wind has ordered from the Chinese shipbuilder. Havfram Wind is an offshore wind company focused on …
Jan 17, 2024 / Curious

Van Oord completes foundation and cable installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine …
Dec 20, 2023 / Vessels

Major upgrade for Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen

Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen will get a major upgrade. Among other improvements, the gantry crane will be extended by 25 metres, making the vessel ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations for offshore wind …
Dec 11, 2023 / Curious

Havfram signs Green ECA Term Loan Facility to fully finance newbuilding programme

Havfram has signed a Senior Secured Green ECA Term Loan Facility to fund its two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs), currently under construction at CIMC Raffles. The Facility was entered into with a syndicate led by DNB Bank ASA …
Nov 22, 2023 / Curious

Van Oord installs first turbine at South Fork offshore wind farm

 Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus successfully installed the first of 12 turbines at the South Fork offshore wind farm. South Fork is the first offshore wind project in the State of New York,  a contribution to meeting the state’s …
Nov 21, 2023 / Curious