MENCK Delivers 'World's Largest' Hammers for Offshore Wind Installation in Taiwan
Dutch offshore installation company Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a contract with Acteon's offshore pile-driving operating subsidiary MENCK for the provision of two of the world’s largest hammers to support offshore wind installation activities in Taiwan.The contract includes the delivery and operation of the MENCK MHU 4400S hydraulic hammers and the newly developed MENCK underwater Noise Reduction Unit, MNRU, and a live penetration depths measurement system.Menck manufactured and assembled the essential hydraulic drive unit and the external shock absorber ring at its headquarters in
DNV GL Gives Nod for Heerema's Silent Offshore Installation Concepts
Heerema Marine Contractors' concepts for the silent installation of offshore facilities' foundations have received a Statement of Feasibility from the global quality assurance firm DNV GL.Heerema has been working on developing 'silent foundations' - pile foundations for offshore structures that can be installed without loud hammering. Hammering can be harmful to marine life and requires noise mitigation systems that produce a considerable CO2 footprint."The concepts being investigated are helical or screw piles and so-called push-in piles," Heerema explained.Heerema said
Heerema Fabrication Group's Piling Template for Taiwan Offshore Wind Project
Dutch company Heerema Fabrication Group has won a contract to build pre-piling templates for the Greater Changhua offshore wind developments in Taiwan.A pre-piling template will be delivered to the company's compatriot Heerema Marine Contractors to assist with the installation of the offshore wind turbine piles accurately. The template will consist of 3 pile sleeves connected by framing including hydraulically adjustable pile guides and mud mats. Heerema Vlissingen will fabricate the steel structure and assist with commissioning.Heerema Marine Contractors has been assigned the transport and
Heerema Wins Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha Project
Heerema Marine Contractors said it has been awarded the Petrofac contract for TenneT's Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha project, one of the largest offshore wind farm zones being developed in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.The award entails the transport and installation of the HKZ Alpha HVAC platform. This platform is a high-voltage substation, an essential component of offshore wind farms that run electricity to the mainland, in this case the Maasvlakte.The 2,800-metric-ton jacket for the HKZ Alpha substation will be installed in the second quarter of 2020 followed by the 3,800-metric-ton
N-Sea Hires van Peet as Survey Lead
U.K.- and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has appointed Hans van Peet as the company’s survey authority.Hans van Peet, who joins the organization from Heerema Marine Contractors, brings more than 30 years of specialist experience in survey, positioning and ROV intervention to the role. He previously led subsea services for a variety of leading offshore companies, including the technical management of major frame agreements for ROV and survey and positioning services.Based in the Netherlands, van Peet will be responsible for overseeing all survey activities within N-Sea, as well as
First Johan Sverdrup Topside Installed
set sail towards Norway. Three weeks later, the third and final main module followed suit on the Dockwise Mighty Servant 3. Once the vessels had safely arrived at the destination in the North Sea, all the pieces of the platform puzzle were lifted in place by the heavy-lift vessel Thialf of Heerema Marine Contractors. Ståle Nordal, Statoil’s project manager for the riser platform, is very pleased to see the platform fully assembled at the Johan Sverdrup field. The construction has been a success in terms of time, cost and quality, but also in terms of safety. All in all, the construction
Meek Named IMCA President
Harke Jan Meek, chief commercial officer at Heerema Marine Contractors, has been named the new president and chairman of the board of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). Meek succeeds Bruno Faure (TechnipFMC), who has stepped down as president of IMCA after completing his two-year term of office, in accordance with the association’s constitution. Faure remains on the board of the association. Iain Grainger, vice president commercial at McDermott International Inc. becomes the new IMCA vice president. In addition, Frits Janmaat, who has been a
IMCA Publishes Guideance on Cable-laid Sling, Grommets
and documented (loads and geometry) to show that slings are adequate for the lift and the procedure for the lift is well documented. “Our working group for the review and updating of this guidance document comprised the IMCA Lifting & Rigging Management Committee (LRMC); Heerema Marine Contractors; Hendrik Veder Group; KTL Offshore; Saipem; Seaway Heavy Lifting; Technip; United Offshore Services; Gebr. Henschel; Subsea 7; Usha Martin; Bridon; Wire Rope Consultancy; Franklin Offshore; and Millfield Group. We would like to thank them for their invaluable work on this important document
Huldra Platform Recycling Contract Awarded
for plugging the six wells at Huldra during 2016. On behalf of the partners Statoil has now awarded two new contracts for removal, transportation, disposal and recycling of the Huldra platform. The Engineering, Preparation and Removal (EPR) contract has been awarded to Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE. The contract for disposal and recycling of the platform has been awarded to AF Offshore Decom AS, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen ASA The total weight of the platform is approximately 10,000 tons, distributed over a 5,000 ton topside and a 5,000 ton steel jacket
February 2024
