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RENEWABLE ENERGY FLOATING WIND

Damen

Several market players have unveiled new vessel designs tailored to the foating offshore wind market. Damen says its FLOW-SV is specifcally designed to install ground tackles for foating offshore wind projects.

Anchor Handler Construction:

What To Expect As

Floating Wind Picks Up

A feet of newbuild specialized anchor handlers will be required to help build up the emerging foating ofshore wind industry.

But since the industry is still in its early days, many unknowns have made it difcult for shipyards and their partners to gear up to build this feet. Tis article explores complex market demand and technical drivers that help give a better understanding of anchor handler requirements for foating ofshore wind.

By Philip Lewis, Research Director of Intelatus Global Partners 16 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM