Heavy lift shipping specialist Boskalis, headquartered in the Netherlands, has delivered 20 pin piles to the TPC2 offshore wind farm in the Taiwan Strait.
Delivered using Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Forte, these pin piles varied in lengths between 62-90 m. They will be installed at the 294.5 MW TPC2 offshore wind farm as foundations for the four-legged jackets, which will be installed in a later phase.
The cargo was stowed aboard the vessel in two rows, side-by-side. A second tier of piles was placed at the rear. With this, the Forte sailed through the Taiwan Strait like a fully loaded double-decked vessel.
Additionally, Boskalis is involved in installing the cable for TPC2. It has deployed its cable-laying vessel Ndurance to install two export cables with a total length of 42.5 km, connecting the offshore wind farm to the Taiwanese grid. TPC2 is being developed by Taiwan Power Company (TWPC), also known as Taipower.
Earlier this year, HLPFI reported that Boskalis had widened Boka Vanguard, its semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.
