15/05/2021
Since early 2020 EOS Maritime BV has been involved in France's first Offshore Wind project, "Le Parc Éolien en Mer de Saint-Nazaire". Challenging soil conditions are present, leading to a purpose built world's first MP drilling machine by Herrenknecht, married to Deme's Modiga, the MP installation aid as never seen before. All on board a familiair face in the industry, the Innovation, which had to undergo significant modifications to be able to cope with the rocky seabed.
The EOS Maritime BV team assigned to this project, is very proud being offered the opportunity to assist the developers EDF/Enbridge. The EOS team is providing the required expertise and competence from Construction Management to Employer Representation to HSE awareness to General Offshore Operations using the developers CTV's.
Credits go to the EOS Maritime team, Rob, Chris, Eoin, Otto, Robert and Erik with new addition(s) expected soon.
Often forgotten are the tasks at backoffice side of things, so special credits go to Sergei, Marc and Marion in order to keep the proces running of pre- and post employment quarantine, organising hotels + meals all around the day during such quarantines, Brexit restrictions, travel restrictions, visa, workpermits, curfew exemptions, PCR testing, antigene testing, and then more PCR testing....
Please have a look at below very nice write up from the always accurate and up to date "heavy lift specialist" to get an impression what a supply chain takes to get parts of the required Offshore Wind components installed offshore.
https://www.heavyliftnews.com/first-foundation-at-le-parc-eolien-en-mer-de-saint-nazaire/?fbclid=IwAR3fUrTO2fv5L8wdEiw4avszgoyzdUQSjMWDGgqYOcko-2bJeOBq-MkiuUQ
After a year and a half of work on land, the offshore installation of the Saint-Nazaire wind farm has been launched! The first foundation of the 80 future wind turbines in the park has just been installed in the Guérande bank area. Led by the DEME company, all installation operations are carried ou...