N-Sea Wins Defense Contract by Royal Netherlands Navy
N-Sea announced a commencement of a five-year contract with the Royal Netherlands Navy.The contract, which includes two year-long extension options, will see N-Sea operate the multipurpose support vessel, Geosea, which arrived at the naval base at Den Helder (Netherlands) on March 4.N-Sea’s workscope throughout the charter will utilize the vessel as a facilitating platform for mine countermeasure activity, development and training in advance of the Navy’s implementation of new-build, mine hunter class vessels.N-Sea specializes in integrated subsea solutions for the renewable, oil and
Mayflower Wind Survey Wraps Up
company, acquired high-resolution geophysical data using a complete suite of equipment in water depths from 35 to 65 meters. A sub-bottom profiler, a medium-penetration seismic system, a side-scan sonar, a multibeam echosounder, a magnetometer and passive acoustic monitoring sensor were deployed from the Geosea DP2 multipurpose support vessel. The acquired data are now being processed for delivery in November.The site is being developed by Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDPR Offshore North America LLC, who in 2018 won the rights to develop a lease area that can support
Atlantic Shores Launches Ocean Survey Ops
within the Atlantic Shores lease area, in order to inform future turbine development.Survey operations encompass 183,000 acres located 8-20 miles off the New Jersey coast between Barnegat Light and Sea Isle City and are expected to conclude by the end of October, weather permitting.The survey vessel Geosea will be utilized to characterize the seabed, collect samples and determine placement of data collection buoys, which will be deployed later this year to help measure wind, ocean and weather conditions.The Atlantic Shores team held a tour of the 300-foot Geosea vessel to coincide with the launch,
Seatools Automated Anode Cage Installation Tool for GeoSea
Subsea technology company Seatools said it has been awarded a contract from GeoSea for the design and delivery of an automated anode cage installation tool to be used in the Hohe See offshore wind farm construction. The highly automated anode cage installation aid, designed in close collaboration with engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contractor GeoSea, will be deployed to help accurately position, direct and fasten 71 anode cages for Hohe See wind farm without divers or remotely operated vehicles (ROV). According to Seatools, GeoSea will benefit
First Monopile Loaded at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 Location
Sif loaded its first monopile on board a seagoing vessel. The ship in question is the Innovation, a heavy-lift jack-up vessel owned by Geosea, part of the Belgian DEME Group. It was also the first job handled at the new section of Maasvlakte 2’s deep-sea quay (port number 8317). Monopiles are used for the foundations of offshore wind turbines. They can weigh up to 1,000 metric tons apiece. All in all, four monopiles will be loaded for transport today. Together with the so-called ‘transition pieces’: connecting sections that are used to join the turbine towers to the monopiles.
New Offshore Wind Project Launched in China
and economic development. The Chinese government wishes to increase the installed capacity of offshore wind energy significantly by 2020. As the largest shipping company in the world, China COSCO Shipping said it seeks to enter this new market segment and has found a partner in DEME's subsidiary GeoSea, with its experience in developing, building and maintaining offshore wind farms. Alain Bernard, Director and CEO of DEME, commented, “As a pioneering company, DEME is a global leader in offshore wind energy, offering overall solutions through engineering, procurement, construction
Nordsee One Wind Farm Construction Kicks Off
DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering company GeoSea announced the start of the construction works for the offshore wind farm Nordsee One in the German North Sea. The Nordsee One offshore wind farm (85 percent Northland Power – 15 percent RWE) is situated approximately 40 kilometers north of the island of Juist and consists of 54 wind turbines which will be installed in water depths ranging between 25 and 29 meters. GeoSea’s T&I contract includes the installation of all monopile foundations and transition pieces. The execution of the project has already
GeoSea acquires HOCHTIEF Offshore Assets
DEME’s marine engineering specialist GeoSea acquires offshore assets of HOCHTIEF, one of Germany’s leading international construction groups. HOCHTIEF is selling offshore assets to marine contractor and long-term partner GeoSea. GeoSea has had decades of success in marine engineering and is now acquiring full ownership of the heavy-lift jack-up vessel ‘Innovation’, one of the largest jack-up vessels in the marine construction industry. On top of that GeoSea takes over some other obligations (with regard to assets and personnel); these obligations however have negligible
DOF Brasil
of positioning survey equipment - Skandi Santos: 250 ton AHC crane, two WROV’s, one Observation ROV, a tower to deploy a christmas tree; - Geograph: Survey vessel with MultiBeam hull mounted, one WROV and one Observation ROV, 40 AHC crane; - Geosea: IRM and light construction vessel, one WROV, 40 ton AHC crane, 10 ton AHC winch, A-frame; How about on new AHTS vessel? Skandi Iguaçu is the biggest AHTS built in Brazil to date. Skandi Iguacu has above 32,000 BHP installed and a bollard pull of 324 tons, which
February 2024
