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SOV Windea Leibniz commences service at Sandbank offshore wind farm
The Windea Leibniz wind farm service vessel was delivered on-time from Ulstein Verft to Bernhard Schulte Offshore and ICBC Leasing and named at a ceremony in Ulsteinvik. The vessel will shortly...
Schmidbauer handles heavy load logistics for Walney Extension wind farm
The internationally operating Schmidbauer Group, an expert for heavy-lifting equipment, was awarded by Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects to handle the heavy load logistics for the world’s largest...
Automated drone technology in offshore turbine inspections
Siemens Wind Power is collaborating with USbased company SkySpecs to deploy automated drone technology for onshore and offshore wind turbine inspections. The goal of the collaboration is to develop a...
Rhenus Offshore Logistics secures UK offshore supply base partnership
Rhenus Offshore Logistics is starting up its operation of two new offshore supply bases at the ports of Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen. The new sites are maintained through cooperation with local...
DEME orders new offshore installation vessel
The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has ordered the next generation offshore installation vessel “Orion” that combines exceptionally high transport and load capacity...New jack-up vessel concept for 10 to 12 MW turbines
SeaOwls and Ulstein launched a pioneering heavy lift jack-up vessel design, the SOUL, allowing transport and installation of the next generation wind turbines with a capacity of 10 to 12 MW.
Rendsburg Port: centre for heavy logistics
Rendsburg Port on the German Kiel Canal has one of the highest capacities of any centre for heavy load logistics in northern Europe, making it an important location for the onshore and offshore wind...
G9 releases 2015 HSE statistics for offshore wind sector
The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published the 2015 health and safety (HSE) statistics for the offshore wind sector that provides...
WIKING Helikopter Service orders two Airbus H145s for offshore operations
Airbus Helicopters and WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH signed a contract for two H145s in offshore configuration at the international aerospace exhibition ILA in Berlin. The delivery of the first H145...
Northern HeliCopter flies crews to Global Tech I
Northern HeliCopter GmbH (NHC) is now in charge of transporting personnel for Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH to its wind farm in the German Bight.
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