Lone

The latest DAMEN vessel transport has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The multiple vessel shipment comprises various DAMEN Tugs and one Multi Cat that have been constructed at Damen’s yards in Vietnam. The vessels were transported on board the SAL Heavy Lift vessel MV Lone, DAMEN said in its press release. Consisting of two Stan Tugs 2608, three ASD Tugs 2411, four ASD Tugs 2810, two ASD Tugs 3212 and a Multi Cat 1908, the shipment is a strategic positioning of built-for-stock vessels in Europe. In line with market needs, DAMEN has herewith strengthened its ability to offer clients and operators in Europe, Western Africa and Central America swift deliveries of vessels built to the company’s renowned level of quality. Choosing to transport multiple vessels on board a heavy lift vessel is not a new strategy for Damen; the company has brought this into effect on numerous occasions in the past. The success of this customer-focused approach lies in the increased efficiency of moving vessels to where the markets need them. Furthermore, DAMEN has developed a system of modular vessel cradles that, in combination with integrated lifting points on the tugs, results in safe and efficient loading and unloading of the vessels. SAL Heavy Lift has supported DAMEN with engineered heavy lift transport solutions on numerous occasions. A notable example of this is last year’s transport of Stan Pontoons and Tugs from DAMEN yards in China and Vietnam. This shipment of 14 vessels was transported by SAL’s MV Svenja.

Coming from Edinburgh, the "Lone" suffered propulsion trouble on her way to the Elbe. The ship was anchored off Burntisland on May 14. She was approaching German Waters sailing with a reduced speed of ca. 7 knots. SE of Heligoland the ship was taken in tow by the "Multratug 4" on her way to Hamburg on May 23, 2016, where the port tugs "Bugsier 1" and "Bugsier 14" took over on the remaining leg to Hamburg. The ship docked at the Norder Yard at 5.20 p.m.

German headquartered maritime logistics company SAL Heavy Lift has made its first successful foray into the offshore renewables industry. German engineering and services group Bilfinger, which was awarded the test pile contract for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project, chose SAL as subcontractor to transport and install the test piles and equipment with their DP Class II vessel ‘MV Lone’. The crew of MV Lone’s test objectives for the recently completed first stage of its contract with Bilfinger were to confirm the design of the wind farm foundations by testing the performance of the piles against static, dynamic and cyclic loads specific for offshore structures. Located 30 km off the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea and covering an area of 34 km2, the Wikinger offshore wind farm project will consist of 70 wind turbines with a total capacity of up to 350 MW Spanish energy company Iberdrola is developing the project, scheduled to begin operations in 2017. http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/industry-news/sal-into-offshore-renewables