Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea held a naming ceremony of its first wind turbine installation vessel.

    Market players said that Daewoo successfully built the first wind turbine installation vessel, 'VICTORIA MATHIAS' in Korea at Okpo yard.

    Also, recent vessel is the first platform-based in the world, sailing in 7.5 knots with four 5MW wind turbines on board and completing installation of four turbines in 12 days with a 1,000t crane equipped.

    Moreover, Daewoo's wind turbine installation vessel is able to work in poorer climatic condition than existing barge-operated vessel, fixating its hull by four jack-up legs undersea placed on the precise spot measured with six thrusters and GPS system.

    Daewoo booked newbuilding orders for 2+1 wind turbine installation vessels by RWE AG's affiliated RWEI GmbH of Germany in December 2009, worth $150m per vessel.

(source:asiasis)