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Largest jack-up vessel Voltaire arrives in the UK to build largest wind farm in the world
The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel ever built, Voltaire, has just arrived in the port of Able Seaton, UK. Voltaire of Jan De Nul Group was delivered end 2022. Since then she has been undertaking final preparations for her very first …
Jun 19, 2023 / Curious
DEME Offshore and Liftra Join Forces To Develop Innovative Offshore Installation Methodology For Next Generation Of Wind Turbines
DEME Offshore and Liftra ApS are delighted to announce that they will join forces to develop a novel offshore installation methodology for the next generation of offshore wind turbine generators. The Liftra crane technology will be fully integrated …
Apr 24, 2023 / Curious
Final monopile installed at Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm
The final monopile for CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm was successfully installed by Van Oord this week, bringing the total to 70. The offshore wind farm is located 18.5 kilometres off the coast of the Netherlands, near the seaside resort …
Feb 9, 2023 / Curious
Jan De Nul's Giant Jack-up Vessel Delivered in China
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Voltaire left the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in China and is currently heading for the United Arab Emirates. With her crane capacity of 3,000 tonnes, four immense legs of 130 metres, and capacity to lift 16,000 tonnes of …
Dec 20, 2022 / Vessels
Cadeler triples fleet after ordering second hybrid jack-up installation vessel
Cadeler A/S has placed an order to build its second state-of-the-art F-class vessel. This is the sixth vessel that Cadeler will have in its fleet, hence tripling its number of vessels and creating the largest and most capable fleet of jack-up vessels …
Nov 23, 2022 / Vessels
Huisman to equip Cadeler F-class vessel with Leg Encircling Crane
Huisman has announced a contract award from COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. for the design and construction of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC). This crane will be installed on the new build F-class jack-up vessel of Cadeler, a key supplier …
Jun 10, 2022 / Curious
Nessie and Siren Set to Join the Seajacks Fleet
Seajacks UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eneti Inc. (NYSE:NETI) and a leading provider of installation, maintenance and accommodation jack-up vessels to the offshore wind sector has announced the names of their two new NG-160000X vessels as …
May 25, 2022 / Vessels
WATCH: Jack-up Vessel Drops Turbine Blades Overboard at Vattenfall's Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm
MPI Offshore, an offshore installation service firm owned by Van Oord, last week accidentally dropped three wind turbine blades into the sea, while conducting scheduled maintenance at Vattenfall's Ormonde wind farm in the Irish Sea, off the UK. …
Oct 25, 2021 / Accidents
Jack-up vessel Bold Tern will be Ready for Next Generation WTGs with New 1600t Crane
Offshore wind turbines are getting taller and heavier, which means bigger challenges for their installation and maintenance. With a new 1600t crane, jack-up vessel Bold Tern will soon be ready to lift the future ambitions of wind farm developers …
Oct 8, 2021 / Vessels
Van Oord orders mega ship to install 20 MW offshore wind foundations and turbines
Van Oord has ordered a new offshore installation vessel to further strengthen its market position in offshore wind. The jack-up vessel can operate on methanol and install up to 20 MW wind turbines at sea with a very low CO2 footprint. The investment …
Oct 1, 2021 / Vessels