Giant Jan De Nul crane ship floated out
The CMHI Haimen shipyard in China has floated out Jan De Nul’s giant crane ship Les Alizés. Aimed at the offshore renewables and decommissioning market, it will be the largest heavy lift
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Jan De Nul switches fleet to VSAT, Iridium connectivity
The Jan De Nul Group has signed a long-term contract with Netherlands-based satellite communications specialist Castor Marine to provide global VSAT internet and Iridium L-Band services to its entire fleet of almost
Schottel thrusters for giant crane ship are on their way to Chinese yard
The main propulsion package for Jan De Nul’s latest heavy-lift crane vessel Les Alizés has left the Schottel production plant in Wismar, Germany, on its way to the CMHI Haimen shipyard in
Jan De Nul buys advanced construction and cable-lay vessel
Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group reports that it is the buyer of the of the offshore construction and cable-lay vessel Connector. Last Friday, vessel owning company Ocean Yield ASA disclosed that it
Dredge completes 2,000 hours operation on biofuel
Jan De Nul Group’s trailing suction hopper dredge Alexander von Humboldt recently completed 2,000 hours operation on 100% renewable, second-generation biofuel oil (BFO). The Alexander von Humboldt is a twin-screw vessel, with
Schottel propulsion package picked for giant crane ship
A 236.80 meter long and 52.00 meter wide crane ship ordered by Belgium based Jan De Nul Group at the CMHI Haimen Shipyard in China last November (see earlier story) will have
Jan De Nul orders giant crane ship
Belgium based Jan De Nul Group has ordered a giant crane ship at the CMHI Haimen Shipyard in China. To be called Les Alizés, it is aimed primarily at installation of new
Jan De Nul orders giant jack-up
Offshore wind turbines are getting larger, with units under development with heights of more than 270 m and blades 120 m long. These increases in size and installation height create problems for
VIDEO: Uljanik launches powerful cutter suction dredge
AUGUST 29, 2017 — The Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia recently launched what will be the world’s most powerful self-propelled cutter suction dredge. Under construction for the Jan de Nul Group, the vessel
Jan De Nul orders three dredges at Keppel
JULY 20, 2016 — Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd has secured contracts from Jan De Nul Group to build three trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHDs)