The arrival of the Saipem 7000 marks the start of offshore work on the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm.
The S7000 will start with the installation of casings for piles.
It will also work on preparing the seabed in advance of the arrival of the steel foundation jackets on which the 54 wind turbine generators and two offshore substations will be installed.
The NnG project is owned by EDF Renewables and ESB and is located 15 kilometres off the Fife coast.
All of the project’s 54 turbines will be assembled at the Port of Dundee.
The wind farm, located in the Firth of Forth, will supply enough energy to power 375,000 homes and has a capacity of around 450 megawatts.
Saipem will supply and install the foundations for the turbines. It will also supply and install an additional two jackets for the offshore substations.