Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Mover, its tenth wind turbine installation vessel, in Copenhagen, marking another expansion of the company’s offshore wind fleet.
The M-class newbuild will mobilise immediately before entering operations in Europe, the company said. Wind Mover is the second vessel in the series after Wind Maker and was constructed at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea.
Cadeler said the design was developed in collaboration with Hanwha Ocean, ABB, Kongsberg, GustoMSC and Huisman. The vessel is equipped with a 2,600-tonne main crane, a DP2 dynamic positioning system and can operate in water depths of up to 65 metres.
The company said Wind Mover has already secured work in Europe.
“The delivery of Wind Mover, ahead of schedule, represents another step in our long-term strategy to operate the most advanced and versatile fleet in the offshore wind sector,” chief executive Mikkel Gleerup said. “With both Wind Mover and Wind Maker now delivered, we are well-equipped to meet the scale and complexity of global offshore wind projects.”
According to Cadeler, five newbuild vessels delivered this year have doubled its fleet from five to ten. The company expects to operate a 12-vessel fleet by mid-2027.
