Topic: Innovation

DEME’s Innovation installs first îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier foundation

DEME’s offshore installation vessel Innovation installed the first foundation at the îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. The vessel arrived in the…
DEME passes halfway mark at Saint-Nazaire OWF foundation installation

DEME Offshore, member of DEME Group has reached its halfway mark installation milestone with the foundation installation of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France.…
Equipment Liebherr’s Sycratronic system allows to operate two cranes as one

Crane manufacturer Liebherr has developed a system that allows crane drivers to operate two cranes as one. It’s similar to platooning in transport, but unlike…
Equipment Mammoet launches new 6,000-tonne heavy-lift crane

Mammoet has designed a new heavy-lift crane with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes. The crane is specifically designed for the construction of FPSO’s and floating…
Shipping Jumbo uses augmented reality to pinpoint shim points on deck

Jumbo has completed the first of 2 contracts supporting Subsea 7 projects for Total in Angola. For the first time, the company has used augmented…
Multipurpose shipping DEKC develops breakbulk vessel with modular, exchangeable engine room

Engineering company DEKC has developed a new ship which can help shipowners invest in their fleet without having to worry if today’s choices will still…
Innovation Allseas develops waste collector for rivers

Using the wind and currents to intercept waste, Allseas has revealed a new waste collection system for rivers called Catchy. The system is designed to…
Floating wind farms Portugal’s first floating wind farm starts producing

PRESS RELEASE – The first platform of the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind farm has started producing energy for Portugal’s power grid, after being successfully connected…
Heerema develops floating wind turbine installation method

Heerema Marine Contractors has signed an agreement with Parkwind and MHI Vestas for the first floating wind turbine installation. The newly developed method will simplify…
Mammoet uses new road solution to navigate dangerous route

PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has utilized its Trailer Power Assist (TPA) for the first time in Norway. The system is designed to improve transport efficiency…
Ro/ro shipping UECC orders third battery hybrid LNG car carrier

PRESS RELEASE – Close on the heels of their call for two new battery hybrid LNG Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTC), UECC has confirmed…
Innovation BigMove creates digital driver’s license for heavy transports

The heavy road transport alliance BigMove has developed a digital driver’s license which contains all the work- and safety-related data for the driver concerned. The…
Van Oord and Mammoet team up with Verton for faster blade installation

Van Oord and Mammoet have teamed up with Verton, “a promising scale-up” which has developed a new lifting method for the installation of wind turbine…
Blockchain G2 Ocean ready to retire its paper Bill of Lading

G2 Ocean is ready to retire its paper bill of lading. The shipping company has successfully completed trials with a smart bill of lading that…
Sif expands its services

Sif has expended ifs offshore wind services by adding so-called bolting tests to their scope. This test checks the bolted flange connection between a monopile…
Equipment Liftwerx launches “world’s most cost-effective” up-tower crane

Crane specialist Liftwerx has launched a new wind turbine up-tower crane to support operations and maintenance works both on land and offshore. The company claims…
MacGregor completes first fibre-rope offshore crane

Cargotec subsidiary MacGregor says it has completed the construction of the first fibre-rope offshore crane to enter the market. According to the company, the new…
Offshore wind Huisman wins crane contract for Jan de Nul’s “next generation” installation vessel

Dutch equipment manufacturer Huisman has won the contract to design, construct and deliver “the biggest leg encircling crane ever installed on a wind turbine installation…