ABB solutions selected for Van Oord mega WTIV
The mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) on order for Van Oord at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China will have an ABB integrated power, automation and propulsion system. The vessel,
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GLDD wins major U.S. offshore wind subsea rock installation contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reports that it has been chosen by Equinor and BP to perform the subsea rock installation work for the Empire Wind I and II wind farms
Wärtsilä to deliver dedicated methanol fuel supply system
With more shipowners seeing methanol as an attractive and available future fuel pathway, Wärtsilä has responded by developed a dedicated fuel supply system called MethanolPac. Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä 32
Wärtsilä says Van Oord mega WTIV engine order is a “methanol milestone”
The mega jack-up WTIV (wind turbine installation vessel) on order for Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard (see earlier story) will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable
Van Oord to charter in giant Seajacks WTIV
Eneti Inc. (NYSE:NETI) reports that its Seajacks UK Limited subsidiary has signed a major contract with Dutch marine contractor Van Oord. Under the contract, Van Oord is to charter in the wind
Van Oord orders mega WTIV
Gearing up for ever larger wind turbines and with global offshore wind farm development plans surging, Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has placed an order with the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China for
Optimizing combustion to reduce black carbon emissions in the Arctic
Reducing black carbon emissions is one of the few avenues by which shipping can have an immediate and tangible impact on climate change in the Arctic. FUELSAVE’s CEO and co-founder Marc Sima
Van Oord signs three year service agreement with ABB Turbocharging
ABB Turbocharging is to provide Dutch dredging company Van Oord with fleetwide maintenance and optimization services under a recently signed three-year agreement. The agreement comes as two Van Oord vessels receive the
Brunvoll to equip Van Oord cable layer
The next generation cable layer recently ordered by Van Oord will have a complete propulsion and maneuvering system supplied by Molde, Norway, based Brunvoll AS. As we reported earlier, (see story) the
Van Oord orders cable layer at Vard
Rotterdam-based Van Oord, a leading player in the market for laying and burying offshore wind power cables, has placed an order with Fincantieri Group member Vard for design and construction of a