# New Offshore Wind Installation vessel design **URL:** \ **Category:** Offshore\ **Created:** [June 17, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771 "2020-06-17T11:44:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/1 "2020-06-17T11:44:27Z")
Offshoretronic has presented what they term a revolutionary new design for an Offshore Wind Installation Vessel: [https://www.offshoretronic.com/](https://www.offshoretronic.com/) ---
**Author:** ![m\_sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@m\_sailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/m_sailor)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/2 "2020-06-23T12:15:39Z")
Wonder when they will convert a drill ship to something like this? If only all the drill ship companies were not tight on cash and going bankrupt. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/3 "2020-07-05T13:50:03Z")
> [@m\_sailor](#): > > Wonder when they will convert a drill ship to something like this? Never!!! ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/4 "2020-07-05T13:52:08Z")
New Wind Farm Construction Vessel for Taiwan operations will have Huisman crane: [https://www.huismanequipment.com/en/media\_centre/press\_releases/news\_item/145/HUISMAN-TO-DELIVER-HIGH-TECH-OFFSHORE-MAST-CRANE-FOR-WIND-TURBINE-INSTALLATION-IN-TAIWAN#:~:text=The%20crane%20will%20be%20built,the%20Taiwanese%20offshore%20wind%20market](https://www.huismanequipment.com/en/media_centre/press_releases/news_item/145/HUISMAN-TO-DELIVER-HIGH-TECH-OFFSHORE-MAST-CRANE-FOR-WIND-TURBINE-INSTALLATION-IN-TAIWAN#:~:text=The%20crane%20will%20be%20built,the%20Taiwanese%20offshore%20wind%20market). ---
**Author:** ![Irish\_Pennant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/irish_pennant/32/3879_2.png) [@Irish\_Pennant](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Irish_Pennant)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/5 "2020-07-07T18:38:12Z")
> **[First conversion drillship in wind farm installation vessel - Ocean Energy...](https://ocean-energyresources.com/2016/11/04/first-conversion-drillship-in-wind-farm-installation-vessel/)** > > Due to the extensive and large slump in the Oil & Gas industry with over 40% of drilling rigs laid up new thinking is needed to get some of the distressed assets in operations again. Still waiting patiently! ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/6 "2020-07-07T18:55:07Z")
> [@Irish\_Pennant](#): > > Still waiting patiently! While drillships of this type goes to scrapping. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/7 "2020-07-28T11:12:06Z")
A new transport and installation vessel to enter service soon: > **[Alfa Lift - OHT - Offshore Heavy Transport AS](https://www.oht.no/fleet/alfa-lift-design-vessel/)** > > Free Deck Length: 148.4 m Free Deck Area: 8,310 m² main + 1,800 m² fcstl Accommodation: 100 people The Alfa Lift is a 51,087 dwt semi-submersible offshore wind foundation installation vessel of Ulstein design. The vessel is currently under... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/8 "2020-09-19T16:17:43Z")
Do ships have legs? Well yes, now they do. Some even have six legs: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/5/9/59d626047c6f1a36e5aab1283364feb0a9cc968b.jpeg) > **[MPI Resolution - MPI](https://www.mpi-offshore.com/equipment/mpi-resolution)** > > MPI Resolution is the world’s first purpose-built vessel for installing offshore wind turbines, foundations and transition pieces. OK not new, but the oldest of it’s type. See her in a fly-around video: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/5/f/5fa9fe6e24e88b8639d006c58f17a33386ff94c8.jpeg "MPI Resolution - Turbine Installation Vessel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmnmQ4cjwkI) ---
**Author:** ![ATBoffshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@ATBoffshore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ATBoffshore)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/9 "2020-09-22T20:50:37Z")
AT/B Offshore’s patent pending system incorporates an AT/B notch into the turbine foundation, which is then able to accomodate a wide variety of vessels. ![Screenshot_20200922-164732_Drive](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/9/0/90fa696326cef63f498e5bc4afd68f775ed4751a.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20200922-164645_Gmail](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/4/a/4ae6140c10102ef4a793b86601dd8dd108923db7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/10 "2020-10-05T21:20:50Z")
Ulstein to design a Zero emission Installation vessel: > **[Ulstein Designs "Zero-Emission" Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel](https://www.marinelink.com/news/ulstein-designs-zeroemission-offshore-482146)** > > Norwegian shipbuilding and design company Ulstein has launched the design for a "zero-emission" hydrogen-powered offshore wind turbine… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/11 "2020-12-06T12:31:27Z")
OHT has inked contract for a new wind turbine installation vessel, with option for one more: > **[OHT Inks Shipbuilding Contract for Its First Wind Turbine Installation Vessel...](https://www.offshorewind.biz/2020/10/05/oht-inks-shipbuilding-contract-for-its-first-wind-turbine-installation-vessel/)** > > OHT and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) have signed a contract for the first of the two wind turbine installation vessels announced in July. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/12 "2021-01-18T15:47:15Z")
Huisman to supply LEC for a new Installation Vessel under construction at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard for OIM Wind: > **[Huisman signs LOI for delivery of 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane](https://www.huismanequipment.com/en/media_centre/press_releases/163-152_Huisman-signs-LOI-for-delivery-of-2-600mt-Leg-Encircling-Crane)** > > Today, Huisman announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for the delivery of a 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for OIM Wind’s BT-220IU Wind Installation Unit. The LOI includes the option for the... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/13 "2021-02-26T11:55:47Z")
This applies to the worldwide market: [“The time to order offshore installation vessels is now” | Project Cargo Journal](https://www.projectcargojournal.com/offshore/2021/02/23/the-time-to-order-offshore-installation-vessels-is-now/#:~:text=Offshore%20installation%20vessels%20may%20soon,to%20order%20them%20is%20now). ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/14 "2021-03-01T12:51:36Z")
ABS to class first US registered Offshore Wind Installation vessel: [https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/14198226/abs-to-class-first-jones-act-compliant-offshore-wind-turbine-installation-vessel](https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/14198226/abs-to-class-first-jones-act-compliant-offshore-wind-turbine-installation-vessel) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/15 "2021-03-08T13:48:14Z")
> **[Taiwan: Keel Laying Ceremony Held for Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Green...](https://www.oedigital.com/news/485775-taiwan-keel-laying-ceremony-held-for-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-green-jade)** > > An official keel-laying ceremony for the offshore wind installation vessel ‘Green Jade’ was held Friday at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/16 "2021-03-17T17:46:29Z")
> **[First main components of Liebherr HLC 150000 ready for installation on Alfa...](https://www.oht.no/first-main-components-of-liebherr-hlc-150000-ready-for-installation-on-alfa-lift/)** > > In the afternoon on March 7, 2021, a huge deck cargo ship left the Liebherr site at the port of Rostock in Germany with two remarkable, giant crane components ready for installation. The white painted slewing platform, as well as the characteristic... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/17 "2021-04-19T10:06:12Z")
> **[CIMC Raffles nets deal to build novel offshore wind vessels amid energy...](https://www.upstreamonline.com/energy-transition/cimc-raffles-nets-deal-to-build-novel-offshore-wind-vessels-amid-energy-transition-drive/2-1-997216)** > > 3060 WTIV-series vessel will be one of largest in China capable of installing wind turbines up to 20 megawatts ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/18 "2021-05-02T09:52:47Z")
> **[Keel laid for Jan De Nul's new crane vessel](https://www.4coffshore.com/news/keel-laid-for-jan-de-nul27s-new-crane-vessel-nid22438.html)** > > Yesterday, at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China, the keel laying ceremony was held for Jan De Nul Group's Heavy Lift Crane Vessel Les Alizés took place. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/19 "2021-05-16T13:28:59Z")
DSME to build Eneti wind turbine installation vessel: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/8/9/898f1bcc025197294a22cdc4f14ebf1391b64a62.jpeg) [https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/14203246/dsme-to-build-eneti-wind-turbine-installation-vessel](https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/14203246/dsme-to-build-eneti-wind-turbine-installation-vessel) PS\> Same design as the WTIV under construction at Keppel Amsfels. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771/20 "2021-06-18T11:21:34Z")
The meet the requirement to install the new bigger, heavier and more powerful wind turbine new WTIV are required; > **[Danes unveil 14 MW wind turbine installation vessel design - Splash247](https://splash247.com/danes-unveil-14-mw-wind-turbine-installation-vessel-design/)** > > Danish consultancy Knud E. Hansen has presented a new wind turbine installation vessel fit to carry four new-generation 14 MW wind turbines.  Tailored for cost-effective installation of large-scale wind farms, the so-called Atlas A-class vessel... [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-design/55771.md?page=2)