INDUSTRY NEWS CWind Taiwan Awarded Two Crew Transfer Vessel
Charters for Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm CWind Taiwan announced in July that it was awarded two Crew Transfer Vessel charters for Formosa 1 wind farm by FOWI and Jan de Nul respectively.
of performance since 2015, CWind Taiwan and the Taiwan-flagged Ocean Surveyor 3 has been extended by 90 days by FOWI, in support of ongoing Phase 1 maintenance requirements.
The Formosa 1 project, Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, is located approximately 2-6 km from shore of Miaoli in the Taiwan Strait. Phase 1 has operated commercially since 2017, with a capacity of 8 MW. While Phase 2 is due to be installed during 2019 with a capacity of 120 MW. The Formosa 1 project is currently a joint venture project of Orsted A/S (35%), JERA Co Inc (32.5%), Macquarie Capital Group Ltd (25 %) and Swancor Renewable Energy Co Ltd. (7.5%).
After a successful first three years
Aiming to deliver Formosa 1 Phase 2 by the end of the year, Jan De Nul have contracted CWind Taiwan’s CWind Phantom, a 27m CTV on charter, supporting their construction of Formosa 1 Phase 2 started in June.
Increasing their fleet of Taiwan-flagged CTVs, CWind Taiwan is currently shipping CWind Phantom from Europe and will re-flag as a commitment toward industry localisation.
Ethan Wang, CWind Taiwan’s Commercial Director, said: “In this immature but rapidly growing market,
New Adjustable Lifting/Spreader Beam –
Now Lifting up to 27 Tonnes Following significant development and testing, Modulift has made major improvements to its adjustable/ spreader beam (MOD CLS) so that it can now lift up to 27 tonnes. It also has a new and improved clamp system, manufactured to the highest standards, enabling lifting from multiple points.
The main benefits are: • Spans of up to 16m and capacities of up to 27t depending on configuration; • Adjustable lifting points and low head room capability; • Easy to convert between a lifting beam and a semi spreader beam;
• Available as a boxed off-the-shelf product.
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It is offered with four clamps as standard to adjust the lifting points to enable flexibility between a single top lifting point (lifting beam) or double top lifting points (semi spreader beam).
Redesigned safety mechanism The clamps are pre-assembled with a redesigned safety mechanism, which means that it’s easier for one person to operate and to slide and safely lock into place. In testing trials, this has been done in under one minute.
We can also supply custom length beams depending on your lifting requirements.
Flexibility of additional lifting points The MOD CLS can also be adapted to suit, with up to an additional four clamps on the bottom side of the beam allowing users the flexibility of additional lifting points. If more points are needed, the flexible system can also be designed as a H-Frame.
the availability of capable vessels, manned by highly skilled crew with local knowledge, is vital to deliver projects successfully. CWind Taiwan has growing access to specialist vessels and experienced local crew and has been serving Formosa 1 Offshore wind farm since 2015. We look forward to working closely with our partners FOWI and JDN during the second phase of this milestone project.”
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