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Van Oord installs world’s first submerged Slip Joint successfully
On 25 April, the Slip Joint foundation was successfully installed at the Borssele Wind Farm Site V. It is the first time anywhere that a submerged Slip Joint was used on a full-sized offshore wind turbine on a fully commercial basis. After years of …
Apr 28, 2020 / Curious
innogy sells its offshore installation vessel to Hong Kong based leasing company
innogy’s offshore installation vessel ‘Seabreeze II’ has a new owner: innogy has sold and handed over the installation vessel and related equipment to SPIC Ronghe International Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. A corresponding agreement between innogy and …
Apr 23, 2020 / Vessels
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus successfully completed the installation of 77 foundations for the Borssele III & IV wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully completed the installation of 77 foundations for the Borssele III & IV wind farm.For the last 6 months, the Aeolus has been deployed for the transport and installation of the …
Apr 22, 2020 / Vessels
Next-generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ fuelled for the first time with LNG
In only the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany, the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, operated by Nauticor, has supplied DEME’s next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’. For the Port of Rostock, …
Jan 23, 2020 / Vessels
Foundation installation successfully completed at Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm
DEME has successfully completed the installation of 58 monopile foundations and two offshore substation foundations at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The last monopile foundation landed on the seabed on January 2. With a 487 …
Jan 7, 2020 / Vessels
Jan De Nul orders second next generation offshore installation vessel Les Alizés
Just six months after the investment announcement for the offshore installation vessel Voltaire, Jan De Nul Group orders Les Alizés, a floating installation crane vessel from the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. Together with the Voltaire, this new …
Nov 27, 2019 / 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
First Borssele III & IV monopile in place
After two years of preparation, the first monopile has been installed for the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm by Van Oord's offshore installation vessel Aeolus. In the coming months, Van Oord will place a total of 77 monopiles for the …
Oct 25, 2019 / Vessels
DEME’s LNG-fueled offshore installation vessel heads for Europe
Belgian dredging specialist DEME said its LNG-fueled offshore installation vessel Orion departed the COSCO Qidong shipyard in China and is heading to Europe. The company said in a brief statement through its social media channels that the vessel is …
Oct 16, 2019 / Vessels
Aeolus completes turbine installation at Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully completed the installation of 31 turbines on monopiles at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm.As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord was responsible for the design, engineering, …
Sep 9, 2019 / Vessels