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DOGGER BANK OVERVIEW

When the Voltaire has its legs fully extended and the crane at full height, it will measure 325 meters tall – taller than the

Eiffel Tower.

Source: Jan De Nul

Following the vessel order, Jan De Nul didn’t have to wait long to secure the frst contract. In October 2019, it was an- nounced that the Voltaire would debut on, you guessed it, the

Dogger Bank, with the frm contract signed in August 2020 for the Voltaire to transport and install the GE Haliade-X off- shore wind turbines at Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B, with the work kicking off in 2023.

Interestingly, the vessel was ordered in April 2019, but the keel laying ceremony for the 169.3 meters long jack-up was held in China almost two years later, late in March 2021.

Offshore Engineer reached out to Jan De Nul for an explanation. “Let’s say that COVID-19 has been a true challenge the past year. A challenge which we manage. In any case, the project is currently on schedule,” Heleen Schellinck, a Jan De

Nul spokesperson said. “On schedule” means that the vessel is

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