47 Formosa 2 OWF turbines installed
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier successfully installed 47 units of the Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD turbine for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan.
Vuyk Engineering designs blade rack grillages for Bold Tern
Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam has been contracted to design various support grillages and sea fastenings for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier that is currently carrying out a number…
Shimizu jack-up vessel: almost ready for installations in the APAC region
The Japanese engineering company, Shimizu Corporation, has designed a self-elevating jack-up vessel designed to handle wind turbines with an individual capacity of 8MW or more.…
Huisman LEC ordered for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern
Huisman has received an order from Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for delivery of another 1,600 mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) to be installed on jack-up offshore…
Bold Tern to get its 1,600-ton new Huisman crane soon
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has made another step forward in the upgrade of its its jack-up vessel Bold Tern. The vessel is currently undergoing modifications…
Bold Tern upgrade progresses in Singapore
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) is continuing the preparation of its its jack-up vessel Bold Tern for the next generation wind turbines. The vessel is currently…
Blue Tern arrives in Fayard for upgrades
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) jack-up vessel Blue Tern has arrived for dry dock in Fayard for a number of upgrades. The upgrades come after nearly…
FOWIC readies Bold Tern for next-gen wind turbines
Offshore wind turbines are getting taller and heavier, which means bigger challenges for their installation and maintenance. This has spurred Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) to…
FOWIC bags Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm job
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has secured a deal with Vestas Wynd Systems for the transport and instalation of wind turbines at the Baltic Eagle offshore…
FOWIC secures three deals worth €124 million
Oslo-based Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has secured three new turbine transport and installation contracts with a combined value of up to €124 million.
Offshore wind
Fred. Olsen awarded new offshore wind contract in Taiwan
PRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a conditional contract with Liwei Wind Power, a company wholly owned by WPD Group, for the…
Offshore wind
Fred. Olsen wins another offshore wind contract in Taiwan
PRESS RELEASE – CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering has awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier the transport and installation contract for the Changfang and Xidao wind farms (CFXD) in…
Offshore wind
Fred. Olsen joins competitors in crane capacity expansion
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier becomes the latest offshore contractor to invest in bigger cranes in anticipation of the new generation of wind turbines that are set…
Offshore wind
Fred. Olsen called in to finish Trianel Windpark Borkum II
PRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern has been contracted to finish installing the remaining 11 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines on the Trianel Windpark Borkum II…
Decommissioning
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier completes first-ever decommissioning contract
Fred. Olsen WIndcarrier has completed its first-ever decommissioning contract with the removal of Perenco UK’s Tyne and Guinevere gas platforms, which were stationed in the…
Offshore wind
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to build Scottish wind farm for EDF
PRESS RELEASE – Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract by EDF renewables (EDF) for the transport and installation of 54 8MW Siemens Gamesa…
Offshore wind
Fred. Olsen wins large offshore wind contract from MHI Vestas
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has won a large contract from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the transport and installation of 100 9.5MW wind turbines for the…