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Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes reaches remarkable subsea rock installation milestone
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes has reached a remarkable milestone. The vessel has installed a staggering 20 million tonnes of rock, a record unparalleled in the subsea rock installation market. Since 2005, Nordnes has been …
Oct 9, 2023 / Vessels
Van Oord breaks its own Subsea Rock Installation world record
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a new world record. The vessel carried out subsea rock installation works in a record water depth of 1.364 meters. A distance comparable to almost five times the length of the Eiffel tower! The …
May 12, 2023 / Curious
Vattenfall chooses port at Great Yarmouth for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone
Vattenfall has announced that Peel Ports is preferred bidder for the operation and maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone Around 130 new jobs should be created over the 35 year lifetime of the Zone The final decision for …
Mar 19, 2023 / Curious
Boskalis acquires EUR 120 million contract for development and climate adaptive measures for Gulhifalhu in the Maldives
Boskalis has acquired a contract from the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure of the Republic of the Maldives relating to the further development including climate adaptive measures of Gulhifalhu. The contract carries a value of …
Jan 30, 2023 / Curious
Boskalis takes on its hundredth offshore windfarm project
Boskalis has acquired the contract to construct a large offshore windfarm off the United States coastline. The Boskalis project scope includes the transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations and power cables for which two crane …
Jan 16, 2023 / Curious
Allseas secures more T&I work for offshore wind industry
Allseas has secured additional transport and installation (T&I) work for the offshore wind industry, providing services for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas project off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy will provide grid …
Jan 12, 2023 / Vessels
Consortium Including DEME and LS Cable & System Awarded Export Cable Contract For Norfolk Vanguard Wind Farm
Vattenfall has awarded the export cable contract for the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm in the UK to preferred bidders, DEME Offshore and LS Cable & System. This swiftly follows a recent contract award to provide export cables for the …
Dec 9, 2022 / Vessels
Solstad Offshore Signs New five years contract for PSV Normand Falnes
Solstad Offshore ASA announced on Wednesday (Oct19) that TotalEnergies UK and Solstad Offshore have entered into a long-term contract for the PSV Normand Falnes. The contract, which will be for five years firm plus options, is one of the first …
Oct 19, 2022 / Vessels
PaxOcean Secures Conversion Project from DEME
PaxOcean has secured a fallpipe vessel conversion contract from repeat customer, DEME Group. The contract is for the conversion of a bulk carrier into a DP fallpipe vessel, which will be fully compliant with the latest emission standards and feature …
Oct 10, 2022 / Curious
DEME Upgrades DP Fallpipe Vessel Fleet
In light of upgrading its fallpipe vessel fleet, DEME has taken the decision to invest in a new DP fallpipe vessel by purchasing and converting a bulk carrier. This important move highlights DEME’s commitment to its customers and to rejuvenate its …
Oct 5, 2022 / Vessels