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Edison Chouest Feeder Fleet for U.S. Offshore Wind Market to be Built to ABS Class
A new feeder fleet of two tugs and two barges dedicated to serving a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has been ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to ABS Class. The innovative system is designed to deliver …
May 16, 2024 / Curious
Dual-Fuel Methanol Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel from Yantai Receives ABS Approval
ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its design of a dual-fuel methanol, heavy-duty, offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The WTIV is capable of transporting and installing the largest wind …
Feb 21, 2024 / Vessels
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
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
ABB wins large systems order for Havfram Wind’s two new offshore wind turbine installation vessels
ABB has secured a large order with one of the largest offshore shipbuilders in China, Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd., to deliver an integrated bridge-to-propeller technology for Havfram Wind’s two new NG20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels …
Jun 6, 2023 / Curious
Havfram Wind doubles fleet with order of second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Havfram Wind has ordered a second state-of-the-art Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). The order represents the first optional vessel in the existing shipbuilding contract with CIMC Raffles, and the vessel design will be similar to the first …
Apr 19, 2023 / Vessels
World’s new generation 2000 tonnes WTIV Baihetan built by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding put into operation
Recently, the world’s new generation 2000 tonnes Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) “Baihetan” which was classed and inspected by China Classification Society (CCS), built by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, is put into operation in No. 8 …
Feb 9, 2023 / Vessels
Eneti Signs Initial Installation Contract For Newbuild WTIV
Eneti Inc. (NYSE:NETI) announced on Monday that Seajacks UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and a leading provider of installation and maintenance vessels to the offshore wind sector, has signed a contract with an undisclosed client …
Dec 20, 2022 / Vessels
Huisman to deliver 3,000+mt Leg Encircling Crane for Havfram's new WTIV
Huisman has announced the award of a contract with Havfram, a subsea and offshore wind contractor, for delivery of a 3,000mt+ Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) to be installed on its first Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. With this contract, Huisman …
Dec 19, 2022 / Curious
Four WTIVs equipped with SCHOTTEL propulsion systems for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai
Four newly built Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai will all be propelled by SCHOTTEL azimuth thrusters. The first vessel will be delivered in the last quarter of 2022, and these vessels will be sufficient to …
Nov 24, 2022 / Vessels