SEAWAY Heavy Lifting’s crane vessel the Stanislav Yudin ties up at the Port of Cromarty Firth, marking the start of the £2.6 billion Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Project (BOWL), one of the biggest private investments in Scottish infrastructure.
The Cyprus-registered vessel is equipped with a 2,500-tonne revolving crane, a 500-tonne auxiliary hook and a 30-tonne trolley hoist. It also has a bespoke pile Installation frame, a suite of hydraulic impact hammers and can accommodate up to 151 people. In the first phase of the operation the ship will install the piles for the wind turbine jacket substructures.
Construction of the new £10m operations and maintenance facility in Wick and the transmission works in Moray will start this year. Offshore construction will start next year, with the wind farm expected to become fully operational in 2019.
SSE is the main project partner with a 40 per cent stake, along with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (35) and SDIC Power (25).
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel