Dutch Huisman Secures Order for Four Cranes for Two Cadeler Vessels at COSCO Shipping Qidong
en.Wedoany.com Reported - On September 21, Dutch company Huisman announced that it has secured an order from COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. to supply four cranes for two next-generation T-class offshore wind installation vessels for Cadeler, including two ring-mounted main cranes and two auxiliary cranes. The equipment will be manufactured at Huisman China's Zhangzhou production base and transported to the Qidong shipyard in Jiangsu for installation.
The two ring-mounted main cranes feature an improved load curve design, primarily aimed at enhancing the lifting capacity for large monopile foundations and offshore wind equipment, and expanding the lifting range at different working radii. The two auxiliary cranes handle onboard equipment handling and other auxiliary lifting tasks. Huisman did not disclose the contract value, rated lifting capacity, maximum lifting height, or delivery time for the four cranes.
The two T-class wind installation vessels were formally ordered by Cadeler from COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore in August 2026, with a total contract price of approximately EUR 805 million, and are scheduled for delivery in 2030 and 2031 respectively. Cadeler positions the T-class vessels as next-generation large offshore wind foundation and turbine installation platforms, with the vessel design focusing on covering larger monopile foundations and higher-specification turbine lifting.
In recent years, Cadeler has continued to advance newbuild wind installation vessel projects at COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore. The T-class vessels will continue to be built by this shipyard, with Huisman supplying the core lifting equipment, forming a domestic supply chain collaboration spanning hull construction, main lifting equipment manufacturing, and subsequent installation. Huisman's Zhangzhou base has previously undertaken the manufacturing of multiple types of large offshore engineering lifting equipment, and the four cranes will also be produced in China before being delivered to Qidong for final assembly.
