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Marine Technology, Offshore Wind 23-Mar-2021

OIM Wind to install KONGBERG Wind Turbine Installation Unit

Norway-based company OIM Wind will install a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit (WTIU) by Kongsberg Maritime (KM) that will reduce energy consumption by up to 30 per cent. The installation is destined to be among the largest of its type. A Letter of Intent was signed between Chinese shipbuilder Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore and KM to deliver the BT-220IU Wind…

Ship-Design, Shipbuilding 27-Jul-2018

NEXUS for GEMINI: Van Oord Takes Export Cable-Laying Into its Own Hands

Theo de Lange, Commercial Manager, Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects, says that despite some delayed projects, Europe’s Offshore Wind cable-laying demand is expected to grow rapidly. “UK Round 3 projects, but also German and probably also Dutch projects, are moving farther away from shore, into deeper waters. That means those vessels doing the cable-laying need to be suitable for rougher…