Offshore Vessel Update 5th April 2018

FUGRO SYNERGY (NL) Geotechnical drilling vessel Fugro Synergy is set to commence a site characterisation programme on Hollandse Kust (noord) in April.

WINDCAT 41 (UK) Windcat 41 is due to start work on Ormonde offshore wind farm shortly. This will be her first charter.

OLEG STRASHNOV (DE) Oleg Strashnov has arrived on Arkona to install the substation foundation and topside.

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FALCON GLOBAL AND FRED. OLSEN TARGET U.S.

Falcon Global LLC and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS

have reached a cooperation agreement whereby each

party will contribute vessels and crew to operate a full

spread of installation and feeder vessels for the U.S.

offshore wind market. Falcon Global’s fleet, consists

of one of the largest US-flag and Jones-Act compliant

lift boats in the U.S. which are to be used to form a

feeder-solution, depending on installation parame-

ters. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS currently operates

two wind turbine installation vessels. The vessel

spread will aim to create shorter installation periods,

reduced costs and feeding renewable energy onto the

grid sooner than alternative installation methods. In

addition, the companies claim the vessel spread will

enable access to existing ports and infrastructure.

Both companies were deployed for the installation of

the five turbines at the Block Island project in 2016.

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GULLIVER COMPLETES MOORING TRIALS

Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors' (Scaldis SMC)

latest vessel, Gulliver, has completed mooring tests in

the Netherlands. The vessel was constructed in Hong

Qiang shipyard near Shanghai and launched on 5th

September 2016. It was designed in cooperation with

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam, part of Royal IHC. The

vessel was ordered to further expand Scaldis SMC’s

offerings, including the installation of offshore wind

farms and decommissioning activities for the oil and

gas industry. It is equipped with accommodation for

up to 78 people and features two Huisman cranes,

each with a lifting capacity of 2,000 tons, which can

execute a tandem lift of up to 4000t. The cranes maxi-

mum load can be hoisted in significant wave heights

of up to 1.5m. The four azimuth thrusters and the DP

2 system help the vessel maintain its position.

KEEL LAID FOR ‘NEXT GEN’ CONSTRUCTION VESSEL

Construction of DEME Group's 'next generation' off-shore wind installation vessel Orion has kicked off. A keel laying ceremony was held at COSCO in China. DEME Group subsidiary GeoSea will deploy the vessel for the construction of large offshore wind farms. The vessel will be fitted with a crane with a lifting capacity of 3,000 tonnes at more than 50m reach and can lift component to heights up to 170m. Orion will be suita-ble to transport the monopiles, jackets, wind turbine components and structures associated with the con-struction of giant multi-megawatt wind turbines. At 216.5m long, it will be equipped with DP3 capability and can accommodate a total of 131 people. The vessel will join DEME's fleet of over 200 vessels includ-ing jack-ups, crane vessels, dredgers and crew transfer vessels. DEME’s vessel, INNOVATION, is currently on Hornsea Project One installing monopile foundations.

ICENI NETS EA1 BOUNTY

Turner Iceni (Iceni) has secured a two year contract with ScottishPower Renewables to support technician and cargo transfer at the East Anglia ONE wind farm. The contract is scheduled to commence in April 2018 and will see Iceni supporting offshore construction at the wind farm located 45km off the coast of Lowes-toft, UK. According to Iceni, the contract is valued in the region of £5m and is expected to create up to 10 new jobs with up to 20 people operating from its base in Lowestoft. The company will deploy its 22.8m wind farm service vessel Iceni Vengeance to support the work. The vessel will later be succeeded by Iceni De-fender. The £2.5bn wind farm is the first of four pro-jects in the East Anglia region to begin construction. It is being realised solely by ScottishPower Renewables and will feature 102 SWT-7.0-154 direct-drive wind turbines, each with a capacity of 7MW.

BIBBY WAVEMASTER 1 COMPLETES GALLOPER WORK

Bibby Marine Services' Service Operations Vessel Bibby WaveMaster 1 has completed its first charter with James Fisher Marine Services Ltd at the Galloper offshore wind farm. The vessel departed for its charter immediately following its naming in Rotterdam on the 6th September 2017. It supported the commissioning of the offshore wind farm being developed by Gallop-er Wind Farm Limited. Now the charter has reached an end, the vessel will execute a contract in the oil & gas sector with Total from 5th April until October 2018. The contract includes a clause for extension to up to three years. The Galloper project is a 353MW devel-opment located in the Outer Thames estuary, 30km off the coast of Suffolk, England. It comprises 56 Sie-mens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 turbines and is in the final stages of construction. It recently achieved its full power output.

Bibby WaveMaster 1—courtesy of Bibby Marine Services

AEOLUS LOOKS TO EXPAND INTO OFFSHORE WIND

Aeolus Energy Group, a company in wind turbine maintenance and repair, has announced an expansion into the developing U.S. offshore wind market. The company has begun development and construction of several assets. This includes cable ships capable of installing both the medium and high voltage marine cables, Service Operations Vessels to provide large-scale accommodation at sea for workers, a fleet of Crew Transfer assets and helicopters. It also looks to develop port facilities in both Massachusetts and Maryland. Elia Golfin, CEO of Aeolus Energy Group stated: “The untapped potential of offshore wind energy in US coastal waters is well documented. The initial projects are well into their development – what is lacking is a US construction fleet, trained American workers, and port facilities to do the work. That is what we intend to create.”