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Cranes

Eurogrúas 2000 adds more Liebherr

Spanish crane and heavy lift company Eurogrúas 2000 has added a new Liebherr LR 1700-1.0 crawler crane to its fleet. The new 700-tonne crane replaces a 600-tonne crawler crane that…

Logistics

Strategic partnership between Blue Water and Danwind

Blue Water and the Construction division of Danwind Group have entered into a joint venture agreement establishing a new entity Danwind Blue Water that will offer turnkey services covering full…

Cranes

Ready for the next generation of wind turbines

The Bergheim-based company, Wasel, took delivery of an LR 1700-1.0, the latest crawler crane model from Liebherr. For its first job, the new LR 11000 was transported to a wind…

Cranes

Blade replacement with Liebherr

Grúas Ibarrondo replaced three rotor blades on an SG 4.X wind turbine, each measuring 64.5 metres in length and weighing in at 24 tonnes, with new rotor blades with a…

Energy

Schwandner places trust in Goldhofer

P. Schwandner Logistik + Transport GmbH has added a number of new Goldhofer transportation solutions to its special vehicle fleet. That includes three »BLADES« trailers for the transportation of turbine…

Energy

Vestas expands EnVentus platform’s power

Vestas has introduced the V162-6.8 MW wind turbine of the EnVentus platform. The V162-6.8 MW is globally applicable and combines an increased power rating and operational flexibility to deliver up…

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Construction

Drydocks World completes Alpha platform topside

Drydocks World has completed the fabrication of the Alpha topside, which has successfully sailed away from the fabrication yard in Dubai to the Netherlands earlier this week. The 700 MW…

Energy

The world’s first iAHC

In  no less than 62 hours of rigorous offshore testing, tech scale-up Seaqualize successfully completed offshore trials for its inline Active Heave Compensator (iAHC), the ‘Delta600’. Together with testing partners…

Cranes

Liebherr delivers first LTM 1650-8.1 in Poland

In response to the ongoing expansion in the number of wind turbines in Poland, the crane and heavy haulage contractor Dźwig-Mar s.c. has upgraded its fleet with the first Liebherr…

Africa

Mammoet works on Djibouti’s first wind farm project

Mammoet Djibouti, the regional office for Mammoet’s Horn of Africa and East Africa operations, has been contracted by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to offload and assemble 17 wind turbines, these…

America

Mega transport with Goldhofer in South Florida

Edwards Moving & Rigging was awarded the contract to transport two turbines and generators weighing 317t – 430t (698,865lbs – 947,988lbs) in Fort Lauderdale to a power plant approximately 19km…

Offshore

Kenc wins contract for design noise mitigation deployment system

Kenc Engineering got awarded a contract to design a Hydrosound Damper Deployment System (HSDDS). To install monopiles at an offshore wind farm, the clients’ heavy lift vessel will be equipped…

Energy

Jumbo completes transport phase for Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

Jumbo has completed the transportation part of its Transport & Installation contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Jumbo mobilised ships from its own heavy lift vessel fleet,…

Energy

ALS loads wind turbine blades in extreme conditions

Abnormal Load Services – ALS in partnership with Norsea (part of the Wilhelmsen Group) have recently invested in the onshore and offshore renewables sector by launching a new logistics company…

Energy

DOLL wind blade transport systems in action

Bolk Transport B.V. and Universal Transport have recently opted for DOLL’s self-steering trailer combinations. Both chose hydraulic lifting adapters on a dolly, giving themselves enough reserve capacity to accommodate the…

Energy

Mammoet expands in Taiwan

As a response to the expansion of Mammoet’s business in Taiwan with joint venture partner Giant Heavy Machinery Services Corp and its recent cooperation with Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Mammoet…

Energy

Harren & Partner launches SAL Renewables

Harren & Partner has added a versatile jack-up vessel Wind Lift I to its fleet and has launched SAL Renewables as a specialised provider for offshore wind services and installation…

Anti-collision systems

AMCS technologies ensures security at the Fécamp wind farm in France

AMCS technologies’ DCS 61-S anti-collision systems will equip 18 Potain tower cranes at the French wind farm site. Located between 13 and 22 kilometers off the coast of Fécamp in…

Energy

RWE relies on Van Oord for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Rotterdam-based Van Oord has been selected by RWE as the supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the monopile foundations and array cables for Sofia Offshore Wind…

Cranes

Cometto SPMT relocates crane for Wiesbauer

Cometto MSPE self-propelled vehicles were used to relocate the Liebherr LR11000 crawler crane within the Rugendorf wind farm. A total of four wind turbines make up a wind farm of…

Energy

Eiffage and Sif win foundations contract for first two phases of Dogger Bank Wind Farm in England

Eiffage, through Smulders, as part of a consortium with Sif, a Dutch company specialised in offshore foundations, has been awarded the contract for the manufacturing and supply of monopiles and…

Energy

Scheuerle wins Trailer Innovation Award

The RotorBladeTransportSystem (RBTS) from Scheuerle took first place in the Chassis category of the Trailer Innovation Award. An international jury of experts made up of journalists from 16 renowned European…

Asia

Video: Jumbo’s Fairpartner loads 10 TPs for Yunlin

Smulders is an international steel construction company with more than 1,000 employees working across different locations in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Poland. The company was responsible for…

Heavy lifting

Sharp increase in demand for wind turbines in North America.
 TII Group provides suitable transport solutions

Wind energy is considered a safe, low-emission and inexpensive power source and thus a key driver of the energy system transition process. Experts expect a significant expansion of capacities especially…

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