Clarkson Port Services has entered into an agreement to deliver port and agency services during the construction and commissioning of the 795MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.
The Dutch offshore wind project is being developed as a joint venture (JV) by RWE and TotalEnergies.
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Clarkson Port Services will coordinate port logistics at Den Helder, Rotterdam and Eemshaven for the project.
OranjeWind is located approximately 53km west of IJmuiden in the Netherlands’ Economic Exclusion Zone in the North Sea.
As part of the arrangement, Clarkson Port Services will oversee port calls in several key locations. Shipments of monopiles and secondary steel structures will depart from Rotterdam, while turbine loadouts are to be handled from Eemshaven.
The Port of Den Helder has been selected as the marshalling port, managing bi-weekly arrivals for service operation vessels and crew transfer vessels during the construction and commissioning phases.
Clarkson Port Services will be responsible for ensuring that shipments of goods, materials, equipment and personnel for the project proceed in a timely manner. The company is expected to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and relevant legislation across the various sites.
The agreement was announced by the East of England Energy Group, which counts Clarkson Port Services among its members.
The OranjeWind offshore wind farm will incorporate 53 wind turbine generators, each rated at 15MW, mounted on transition piece-less monopile foundations.
Once fully operational, OranjeWind is expected to supply around 3TW-hours of electricity annually, which according to project estimates would be sufficient to power more than one million Dutch households.
In July 2024, RWE and TotalEnergies formalised a partnership for the project. Under this arrangement, TotalEnergies acquired a 50% equity stake from RWE, with the latter retaining responsibility for leading development, construction and operational activities on behalf of the JV.
The wind farm is scheduled for full commissioning in early 2028.
A range of specialist contractors and suppliers were appointed to deliver key project components. Vestas signed a turbine supply agreement for its 15MW V236 model, with 53 units to be installed.
SiF was contracted to provide monopile foundations, while TKF is supplying the inter-array cables.
Jan De Nul is in charge of transporting and installing the foundations and turbines, utilising its heavy lift vessel the Les Alizés and jack-up installation vessel the Voltaire.
The electrical connection to the mainland will be delivered by network operator TenneT.
Under the plan, TKF’s inter-array cables will link the wind turbines to a TenneT-operated offshore substation. From this point, export cables are set to transmit generated power to the high-voltage onshore substation at Wijk aan Zee.
Progress on-site began this year with initial work by Jan De Nul, which reported that its rock installation vessel the Simon Stevin had completed the installation of the first seabed scour protection layers. This preparatory step involved placing two loads of rocks offshore, marking the start of major marine construction activities for the OranjeWind project.
