by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 8, 2021 | News, Offshore
Velesto Drilling has ordered two GustoMSC Chela Twins cranes for its NAGA-6 drilling jack-up. It is the first time this type of crane has been ordered. The Chela series is designed to improve safe handling underneath the cantilever and reduce total time spent on...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2021 | News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding
NOV has signed a contract with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and Cadeler to supply two GustoMSC NG-20000X self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up vessel designs. They will be known as the Cadeler X-Class and are said to have the largest jacking capacity in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2021 | News, Offshore wind
US-based Eneti Inc, formerly Scorpio Tankers, has ordered a groundbreaking offshore wind installation vessel in Korea. The ship will be able to install wind turbines of up to twenty megawatts at sea and was designed by GustoMSC. The wind turbine installation vessel...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 12, 2020 | News
Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has signed a contract with China Merchants Industry Holdings for the construction of the first of two turbine installation vessels. The Norwegian offshore carrier is creating a pure-play offshore wind company through its subsidiary Vind...