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.
Seatools has won a contract to provide two Fall-Pipe ROVs for Van Oord’s next-generation subsea rock installation fleet, aimed at safeguarding critical offshore infrastructure.
Boskalis’ Seapiper has begun its first European rock-installation project in the North Sea after loading more than 13,800 tons of rock in Norway, following extensive modifications from its former role as Fjell.
