DEME's Sea Installer gets crane upgrade

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DEME Offshore’s DP2 jack-up installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ will get a major crane upgrade when the capacity is increased from 900 tonnes to 1,600 tonnes. Being built by leading crane manufacturer Huisman, the new crane will enable ‘Sea Installer’ to handle the next generation of offshore wind turbines.

The upgraded ‘Sea Installer’ will be deployed for the first time at the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project, one of the first large-scale wind farms in the US.  Vineyard Wind 1 will feature 62 GE Haliade-X offshore turbines. These giants have a 220 m rotor, 107 m blades and will be a staggering 248 m high. Marro Vreys, Business Unit Director Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) at DEME Offshore: “Yet again, DEME is taking the lead and supporting the... ... More: Official Press Release DEME Offshore

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