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www.marinelink.com 59Noreq to Deliver Cranes for German Offshore Wind Farm Noreq won a contract for the delivery of WTPCs (Wind Turbine Platform Cranes) for use on the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The customer for this project is DONG Energy. Two private investors, KIRK- BI ? the parent company of the LEGO Group ? and William Demant Invest, are also involved as owners. DONG Energy will build the Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm in the German sector of the North Sea. The farm will be one of Germany?s largest wind farms, with a capacity of 320 MW, located approximately 55 km off the northwest coast of Germany. Noreq has delivered more than 1,000 WTPCs to different wind farms so far. ?The cranes are designed in their entirety by our Dan-ish ofÞ ce. Being chosen for yet another of DONG En- ergy?s offshore wind farms is con Þ rmation of our qual- ity and our ability to stay in front, both commercially and technologically. Our WTPCs are chosen because of their operational reliability and their ability to with-stand the harsh conditions they are used in. Clean en-ergy is an important area for our crane department, and this order is an important recognition of our staff and products,? said Styrk Bekkenes, managing director of Noreq.JonRie Marine Winches JonRie Marine Winches introduces its new Series ?220? Double Drum Escort / Assist Winch currently be installed on the twin ship sets for Caribbean Tug-Z and the new Twin ASDs for Seabulk Towing. JonRie delivered its Þ rst three ship sets last year to Caribbean Tug-Z and Seabulk Towing. The fourth ship set to be delivered this spring to Seabulk Towing with a Þ fth ship set being a larger version to be installed on the new Marine Towing of Tampa ASD this sum- mer. All Þ ve ship sets feature JonRie?s Constant Ten- sion (Active Heave Compensation)/Constant Scope systems. All Þ ve tugs feature independent drives for each drum and JonRie?s standard foot pedal for hands free operation. Also featured on each drum are JonRie?s Tension read out system. The bow winches also share their Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) with aft capstans and towing winches. The winches were originally designed for Submarine Docking but now are being used to handle barges and as a redundant line on all ship assists and escort work the tugs will be involved in. This type of redundant line tethered to the ship is standard on the Panama Canal. All ADSs should be in service by the start of 2014. www.marinewinch.com Styrk Bekkenes, MD, Noreq MR #4 (58-65).indd 59MR #4 (58-65).indd 594/4/2013 3:41:42 PM4/4/2013 3:41:42 PM