Wind Energy – Installation Vessel
The brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas was handed over to Van Oord during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore 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 is 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%.
The Boreas will now be prepared to sail to the Netherlands, where the final outfitting works will take place.
