Van Oord and Mammoet Are Teaming Up

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Creating an efficient and safe way to install wind turbine blades

Van Oord and Mammoet are joining forces in a partnership with the promising scale-up Verton to develop a new lifting method for installing wind turbine blades. The company was scouted via the maritime innovation platform PortXL. By sharing knowledge and expertise, international marine contractor Van Oord, heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet and Australian tech company Verton, are developing a way to shorten the installation cycle times and make installation safer for operators. Faster and safer installation Verton has developed a remote rotating device that uses gyroscopic modules to rotate a suspended load. A new concept has been developed in which this unit is... ... More: Official Press Release Van Oord

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Van Oord, Mammoet, Verton, installation, blade, rotor blade, lifting, offshore