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The number of offshore floating wind projects is rising with an acceleration expected towards the end of the decade to help meet the 2030 targets outlined by governments around the globe. In this white paper, Spinergie emphasises the impact the initial installation phase at Hywind Tampen had on the Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) market and the lessons that can be learned from it as floating wind activity increases.

The pressure is on for vessel managers to reduce fuel consumption and stay on top of carbon emissions. Regulations, from IMCA and IMO, have been proposed for the offshore marine contracting sector while investors and insurers alike are increasing their expectations for climate mitigation measures by vessel managers. Further, as vessel charterers are raising their commitments towards decarbonization and net-zero targets, vessel managers must react accordingly to remain competitive in tenders. Spinergie’s solutions are helping its customers to reduce emissions and de-risk their commercial viability.

Spinergie has completed a study of a recently commissioned wind farm to analyze the pressure a project of that size placed on the supply chain and identify areas of optimization. The study predominantly focused on supply and installation vessel activity and how many days were spent on each work scope. Through this analysis, it became clear that general cargo vessels handled the majority of the supply work packages taking 81% of the total vessel time of the project.

Spinergie Market Intelligence helped a large North American vessel manager with Offshore Wind market sizing to finance the build-out of a dedicated installation fleet of Foundation Installation Vessels (FIVs).

Spinergie's Smart Fleet Management (SFM) product was used by a transshipping company to optimize operations in West Africa, avoid demurrage and reduce fuel consumption.

Spinergie’s Smart Fleet Management solution provides live fuel consumption KPIs, uncovering opportunities for improvement and measuring progress over time. To be actionable, KPIs need to be specific. Spinergie’s approach calculates consumption rates per activity mode and quantifies the impact of other factors such as weight, weather, and speed. Vessel managers are using this capability to reduce fuel spend and minimize emissions.

The offshore wind market is tightening in terms of the supply chain, vessel availability and growing project sizes. As such, developers and ship owners are seeking solutions that enable them to monitor how project installation is progressing at other wind farms. Spinergie’s market intelligence has been relied on by a developer to track the progress of a contracted vessel and gauge the likelihood of it completing its previous installation work scope on time. This gave the developer the time to plan for alternative solutions if the vessel was unlikely to be ready.

Spinergie successfully deployed Smart Fleet Management for a major project coordinator to track, manage and coordinate foundation installation operations on a 500 MW offshore wind farm in Northern Europe. The installation process involved using three feeder barges and 3 AHTS to transport the foundations to the main installation vessel (FIV) at the wind farm site.

Spinergie’s Market Intelligence significantly helped a charterer evaluate tender responses for a three-year O&M contract in the North Sea. Relying on Spinergie analysis, the charterer undertook a detailed review of suitable candidates within the region to benchmark tender responses and select the best option using trusted third-party impartial data.

Shipowners have utilized Spinergie’s Digital Daily Progress Report (DPR) to enhance the quality of daily reporting and uncover data points to identify room for improvement within selected key performance indicators (KPIs). This has enabled the creation of a continuous cycle of improvement as report content is consistently and accurately monitored.

In 2021, China connected 16.5 GW of offshore wind farms & became the world leader in capacity installed.

The demand for SOVs rises 20% y-o-y, driven by O&M activities.

Reel-lay demand jumped 23% in 2020, thanks to Norway and the US.

Record levels of activity on wind farm locations in US waters this year.

Earlier this month, a potential Subsea 7-Saipem merger made the news. We take a deeper look at their fleet and client portfolio.

Almost 550 wind turbines will be installed offshore Europe in 2019, 50% more than 2018. Installation time per MW is dropping.