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Jan De Nul Group acquires VIDAR

By: Tom Russell 17/09/2015 Jan De Nul edited by 4C Offshore

General Vessels Windfarms

On Tuesday 15 September, Jan De Nul Group signed the taking-over of the offshore jack-up crane vessel Vidar, formerly operating for the German company Hochtief.

“With the Vidar in our fleet we considerably extend our specialised services for the installation of offshore windparks,” says Peter De Pooter, Manager Offshore Renewable at Jan De Nul Group.

The Vidar is less than two years old and was specifically built to install offshore wind farms. The vessel is one of the largest of its kind in the world. The large cargo deck space, payload and lifting capacity of its crane enables a lift up to 1,200 tonnes ensuring swift and safe installation of foundations and other components of offshore wind farms. The vessel is 140m long and is equipped with four legs to lift itself above sea level for stable working without impact from the waves. The vessel can install all kinds of foundations, as well as the latest generation of wind turbines, in water depths up to 50m.

The group are also equipped for the installation of cables using their DP2 vessels Simon Stevin and Willem de Vlamingh. The Jan De Nul fleet also has the capability to install gravity based foundations, as well as perform the installation of scour protection and other seabed preparation services.

Jan De Nul has its own in-house design and engineering and quality control departments, for the design and fabrication of various components. The investment in a jack-up installation vessel like the Vidar is a logical step forward thanks to which Jan De Nul Group can now offer a unique all-in solution to the offshore market.

Although specifically built with the offshore wind industry in mind, the Vidar is also suitable to install other offshore facilities such as tidal current turbines, wave energy generators, met masts and Oil & Gas infrastructure. Since all infrastructures, especially exposed to offshore conditions, have a limited life cycle, decommissioning is also a service for which Vidar can assist our worldwide clients.

Besides this new acquisition, Jan De Nul Group currently has three new builds on the go, all specialised multipurpose vessels, for its offshore activities. The multipurpose cable laying and rock installation vessel Isaac Newton was launched in March 2015 and will start executing its maiden project by the end of this year. The other two multipurpose vessels will also be used for the installation of rock and cables on the sea bed and are currently under construction.

To view the Vidar's vessel specifications please follow the link provided. Alternatively you can view the vessels location on out interactive map

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