Swire Blue Ocean A/S has signed a key contract with engineering and services group Bilfinger for the provision of an installation vessel to support the installation of 72 foundations on the Sandbank Offshore Windpark, the company said in its press release.
Sandbank is a joint partnership between Vattenfall (51 percent) and the city of Munich's public utility company (49 percent). Seventy-two foundations will be installed in the seabed with Swire Blue Ocean’s installation vessel in waters that are up to 34 meters deep and 90 kilometers west of Island of Sylt in the German North Sea. Installation activity is scheduled to commence in 2015.
Since their entry into service in 2013, Swire Blue Ocean’s two windfarm installation vessels have been deployed on several windfarm construction projects and oil & gas decommissioning projects. Projects in 2014 include the completion of the foundation installation campaign by Pacific Orca for Borkum Riffgrund 1 for Dong Energy and the installation of wind turbine generators on Dan Tysk Offshore Windfarm by Pacific Osprey for Vattenfall, amongst others. Both vessels have also recorded impressive installation cycle times during these respective campaigns.
About Swire Blue Ocean (SBO)
Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) supports the installation of offshore wind farms. The tag line “Difficult Jobs, Difficult Places, Safely” accurately reflects SBO´s approach in the offshore wind industry. SBO’s willingness to take on challenging work is never compromised by the company´s over-riding principle of doing this work safely.