Boskalis has reported 570,000 tonnes of subsea rock installed for Aker BP’s Skarv Satellite Project in Norway, with Rockpiper involved in offshore operations and challenging rock-loading conditions.
Van Oord has named its two new 35,000-tonne flexible fallpipe vessels Vindnes and Vestnes, now under construction in China for delivery in 2028 and 2029.
CSL OWL SRI has launched the first of two subsea rock installation vessels featuring DP2, 17,500 tonnes of rock capacity and MGO or methanol operation.
Boskalis vessel Windpiper has started rock installation at Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 after loading nearly 45,000 tonnes of rock in Norway for export cable protection.
Boskalis vessel Windpiper has left Rotterdam for its first project, loading 45,500 tonnes of rock in Norway before starting subsea rock installation work in the Baltic Sea.
Boskalis has christened the Windpiper after a year and a half of conversion work. The vessel measures 227 m by 40 m and has a cargo capacity of 45,500 tonnes across two holds.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel of its kind.
CIMC Raffles signed a second SRI newbuild with Van Oord. The BV-classed 199 m DP2 vessel uses biofuel/methanol engines and a battery-backed DC grid to cut CO₂.
Van Oord has completed its offshore scope on the West White Rose project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, covering seabed preparation, CGS ballasting, scour protection and flowline rock cover using Stornes and Nordnes.
