Wind farm winner for new diving division
Fendercare Marine’s recently established diving division has picked up its first major contract, extending the group’s profile within the offshore renewables sector.
The Norfolk UK based company was contracted by Netherlands based Visser & Smit Marine Contracting (VSMC), which is the main contractor for a 33 kV submarine cable installation for Dong’s Walney 2 wind farm, located in the Irish Sea some 15km off Walney Island, Cumbria UK. Fendercare Marine has been contracted to insert a messenger cable into each of 51 wind turbines.
Walney 1 and now Walney 2 offshore wind farms have been installed sequentially last year and this, with operations taking place out of the Port of Mostyn. Each wind farm has 51 tubines and a total capacity of 367.2 MW will be generated when both are operational by the end of this year. Spread over a total development area of 73 km2, Walney will then become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
Fendercare Marine’s work has taken place over 85 days of the summer months and has involved the supply of a DPII vessel, a fitted Ampelmann personnel transfer system, and ROVs to carry out the work.
Bob MacMillan, director of Fendercare Marine’s diving services said, “This is an extremely important contract for the diving division, both in terms of the revenues it will generate and also in terms of further positioning FenderCare Marine as a key products and services provider within the offshore renewables sector. It clearly demonstrates the capabilities which Fendercare Marine can offer to the offshore and marine sectors in general and to those engaged in the hook-up of offshore wind turbines in particular. With this project successfully under our belt, we look forward to bidding for, and winning, more of this business in the future.”
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