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Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has been chosen as a preferred supplier of wind turbine generator installation…

Message : Required fields The offshore wind market is moving towards installation of larger next-generation wind turbines with capacity ratings exceeding 14 MW. This requires vessels to have improved crane lifting capacity to install, operate, and maintain offshore wind turbines. Our new crane will have a lifting capacity of 1600 metric tons at a radius of 40 meters, with the main hook 159 meters above the main deck. This is a substantial capacity upgrade compared to the existing NOV crane with 1200 metric tons lifting capacity at a radius of 31 meters. Nils van Nood, Vice Preside...

KenzFigee has won a contract to replace the offshore deck crane on the wind installation vessel Wind Orca. Cadeler has awarded KenzFigee this contract based on its decision to replace the current offshore deck crane on its O-class self-elevating wind farm installation vessel in preparation for the changing offshore wind market demands, said KenzFigee. KenzFigee will deliver the compact and robust designed electric hydraulic driven Ram Luffing crane with a lifting capacity of 25 tonnes for installation in late 2021. After testing and commissioning the Ram Luffing crane will be operational earl...

Wind Orca getting new crane from NOV December 18, 2020, by Nadja Skopljak Cadeler, formerly known as Swire Blue Ocean (SBO), has contracted NOV to replace the crane on its jack-up vessel Wind Orca. The contract also includes the option for NOV to replace the crane on the jack-up vessel Wind Osprey. Replacement of the crane on Wind Orca is expected to begin in October 2023, with completion in March 2024. The new crane will have a lifting capacity of 1600 metric tons at a radius of 40 meters, with the main hook at a height of 159.7 meters above...

Cadeler has signed a contract with NOV to install a new crane on the Wind Orca vessel and an option for delivery of a crane on Wind Osprey. The new cranes will put Cadeler, formerly known as Swire Blue Ocean, at the forefront of the market and assure a future-proof fleet, the company said. Cadeler said the offshore market is moving towards installation of larger next generation wind turbines with capacity ratings exceeding 14MW, which requires improved crane lifting capacity from the vessels used to install, operate, and maintain offshore wind turbines. The crane replacement on Wind Orca is e...