Congratulations to Van Oord and Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. on the delivery of our design Boreas - Methanol-ready 175 m Wind Turbine Installation Vessel! 🎉 #MethanolFuelled #WindTurbineInstallationVessel #OffshoreWind #ShipDesign #NavalArchitecture
𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 🎉 The brand new offshore installation vessel Boreas has successfully been handed over to Van Oord during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The Boreas, named after the Greek god of the Northern winds, is purpose-built for the transport and installation of the next generation of foundations and turbines at offshore wind farms and the largest of its kind. Furthermore, the vessel is the first of its kind with the ability to operate on the future fuel methanol, reducing the ship’s footprint by more than 78% . Harold Linssen, Director Ship Management Department at Van Oord: ‘The delivery of the Boreas marks a major milestone for Van Oord. I am pleased to celebrate this together with all those who contributed to the construction of the vessel in China. We are looking forward to welcoming this beautiful vessel to our fleet!’ Mr. Zhao Hui, Vice President of CIMC Raffles Group: ‘We’re happy to work together with Van Oord and deliver the state-of-the-art vessel Boreas. Undoubtedly the Boreas is a benchmark for the whole offshore wind industry for many years to come and will play a significant role for the transportation and installation of the next generation of foundations and up to 25 MW offshore wind turbines at sea. I’m grateful to Van Oord and all the parties and people who worked on this project. Together, we have achieved this great milestone.’ The Boreas will now be prepared to sail to the Netherlands, where the final outfitting works will take place. Want to know more about the delivery of the Boreas? Read the news release here 👉 https://lnkd.in/enPxSHAK #VanOord #MarineIngenuity #energytransition #installationvessel #wecreate