Van Oord’s brand new offshore installation vessel Boreas has successfully been handed over to the company during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The Boreas will now be prepared to sail to the...
Van Oord today reported that its brand new offshore installation vessel Boreas has commenced with sea trials during excellent weather conditions. For a period of about two and a half weeks, the performance of the vessel and all systems on...
Italian engineering company Remazel Engineering will be providing a Flange Monopile Upending Tool (FMUT) for Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas. The FMUT is a lifting tool suitable for XXL monopiles and is adjustable for a flange diameter from...
Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the transport and installation (T&I) of the monopile foundations for the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany. The news follows after RWE announced the final investment decision for the projects...
Van Oord celebrated the launch of Boreas, their new vessel purpose-built for the transport and installation of the next generation foundations and turbines at offshore wind farms, at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The vessel is...
Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, has confirmed Van Oord as contractor for the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. Van Oord will be responsible for transporting and installing the foundations. Van Oord...
Van Oord has been selected as the preferred provider for the transport and installation of foundations for the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind project in Germany, a joint venture between RWE and Northland Power. As of 2029, the Nordseecluster is anticipated...
The Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engines that will power Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas have successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and are currently en route to the Chinese shipyard Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard (YCRO), where the gigantic jack-up...
ABB has signed a deal with Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China to deliver power, automation, and propulsion systems for Van Oord’s wind turbine installation vessel Boreas. Four Azipod propulsion units from ABB will have a total propulsion output of...
