Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin recently unloaded the last monopiles in the port of La Rochelle in France, destined for the 488 MW Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm.
With this final load, Boskalis has completed the transportation of a total of 61 monopiles for this offshore wind farm which is owned by a consortium of Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, Banque des Territoires, and Vendée Energie.
The monopiles were fabricated in Southeast Asia. From there, Boskalis’ two semi-submersible heavy transport vessels Black Marlin and Blue Marlin transported the 61 monopiles in just four voyages to Europe. Black Marlin carried 11 monopiles on her first voyage and recently delivered another 10 monopiles to the port of La Rochelle. Sister vessel Blue Marlin transported a record of twenty monopiles per voyage, thanks to an earlier widening of the deck to 63 meters. The monopiles will support the 61 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW offshore wind turbines. Source: Boskalis Image: © Flying Focus/Boskalis
