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Buoyancy Assisted Upending

Buoyancy Assisted Upending

February 25, 2024

TWD have devised a revolutionary method to utilize monopile buoyancy during upending, bringing operating forces back to within existing crane limitations.

TWD and Korean SPEC Engineering join forces in innovative R&D collaboration

TWD and Korean SPEC Engineering join forces in innovative R&D collaboration

February 20, 2024

TWD and SPEC Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on a pioneering R&D program issued by KETEP. This collaborative effort is intended to significantly improve cost-saving pre-piling methods, especially concerning suction or pin pile foundations for jacket structures.

Flanged Monopile Upend Tool

Flanged Monopile Upend Tool

January 10, 2024

TWD was delighted to collaborate with Remazel on the design of the Smart MP Lifting Tool. This robust and intelligent solution ensures both lifting and upending monopile capabilities while maintaining a lightweight profile.

Decommissioning of the Sovereign Lighthouse

Decommissioning of the Sovereign Lighthouse

October 26, 2023

Decommissioning an offshore structure is always a unique challenge – and the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse provided an example for the history books.

Ishikari Wind Farm Installation Successfully Completed

Ishikari Wind Farm Installation Successfully Completed

September 26, 2023

In an achievement for the renewable energy sector, the Ishikari project reached its successful conclusion on September 15th. TWD was pleased to be a part of this important project.

Diana

Diana’s Story: A Secondment in Japan

July 27, 2023

While TWD was first established in The Netherlands, we have gradually branched out to form flourishing offices (and partners) across the globe. Earlier this year, one of our Project Engineers, Diana, set out on an adventure, joining our partner TWD Japan at their office in Tokyo. During her three month stay, Diana shared her expertise in offshore wind, reinforced the sales department, and immersed herself in the foreign culture and the experiences therein. 

TWD Assists HSM in Transporting and Installing a new Afsluitdijk Rolling Door to Protect Against Flooding

TWD Assists HSM in Transporting and Installing a new Afsluitdijk Rolling Door to Protect Against Flooding

June 13, 2023

TWD and HSM have successfully completed the transport and installation of a rolling door on the Afsluitdijk.

Seafastening Spread Re-design and Retrofit for Dogger Bank A

Seafastening Spread Re-design and Retrofit for Dogger Bank A

February 10, 2023

To facilitate the installation of monopiles as part of the Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm, TWD aided DEME Group in the re-design and retrofit of a seafastening spread on the jack-up vessel Innovation.

Multi-scope of Kaskasi OWF Foundation Installation Engineering

Multi-scope of Kaskasi OWF Foundation Installation Engineering

January 4, 2023

Recently, Kaskasi OWF has completed its final turbine installation on the German coast of Heligoland. TWD is honored to have contributed to multiple scopes of the foundation installation engineering in this project

Linde Module Marine Transportation Reached Milestone

Linde Module Marine Transportation Reached Milestone

December 14, 2022

Recently Linde offloaded its last construction module for a new gasification plant on Jurong Island, Singapore. This marks a milestone of 3 years of marine engineering and 1.5-year of marine transport operations from India to Singapore, for a total of 46 modules.