Dajin Heavy Industry has selected the ULSTEIN HX122 design for a new offshore installation vessel capable of handling monopiles, jacket foundations, substations and future 4XL monopiles.
Van Oord has finished installing 111 monopiles for the 1.5GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, completing the project’s foundation installation scope.
DEME has secured a contract in its €150 million to €300 million category to transport and install 69 monopile foundations for the 1 GW Zeevonk offshore wind project.
TWD has highlighted its work with Van Oord on Boreas, designing monopile deck systems that support transport, securing and installation of large offshore wind foundations.
Cadeler completed the first fully commissioned monopile foundation installation at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind project using the newbuild vessel Wind Ally.
IQIP launched a hybrid offshore foundation installation system designed for hard-rock seabed conditions, combining drilling and pile-driving for offshore wind monopile projects.
IQIP is preparing the first full-scale offshore EQ-Piling installation at EnBW’s Dreekant site in German waters, where the trial will test installation accuracy, noise performance and efficiency ahead of wider offshore wind use.
Van Oord has completed transport and installation of all monopile foundations and transition pieces for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland.
Hornsea 3 foundation installation is due to start in April as Cadeler’s Wind Ally and Wind Orca and the SOV Esvagt Froude mobilise from Dutch and UK ports for the next phase of Ørsted’s offshore wind project.
