CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has dispatched the first 15 Transition Pieces (TPs) for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, marking the opening shipment in its plan to supply 30 TPs and 32 monopiles. The components departed on schedule from the CWHI yard and are now heading to the Forth Ports Limited facility in Edinburgh.

Each TP stands up to 28 m tall, measures 8.3 m in diameter, and weighs 600 t. The cargo is being transported aboard Cosco Shipping’s semi-submersible vessel Hua Sheng Long. At the time of reporting, the vessel was positioned in South China.

The Hua Sheng Long (IMO 9808194) is a Heavy Lift Vessel operating under the flag of China. The vessel measures 166.6 m in length with a beam of 40 m.

CWHI noted that the departure followed coordination across its yards. The company stated that the Inch Cape project is designed to provide 1.1 GW of power once completed, supplying more than one million homes across the UK.