Van Oord has completed the acquisition of MPI Offshore, a specialist offshore wind installation contractor, from Vroon Group.

Van Oord signed a letter of intent to take over the UK-based organisation, as well as the offshore construction vessels MPI Adventure and MPI Resolution, in July, as HLPFI reported here.

Van Oord will also take control of MPI Offshore’s contracts, including the offshore wind farms London Array, Prinses Amaliawindpark and Rampion.

Pieter van Oord, ceo, said: "The acquisition of MPI Offshore helps us to strengthen our position in the UK wind market, the largest offshore wind market in the world."

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