Representing a significant milestone in the largest job in its history, Jumbo has completed the transportation element of its Transport & Installation contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Yunlin is a 640 MW project sited approximately 8km off the coast of Taiwan. The plant will feature 80 Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD (direct drive) offshore wind turbines. Nominal power of the turbines is 8.0MW; rotor diameter is 167 meters; the swept area is 21,900 m 2 . Jumbo Jubilee (pic Piet Sinke 201101) Jumbo mobilized ships from its own Heavy Lift Vessel fleet, together with subcontracted deck carriers and HLVs from third parties, to transport 40 monopiles, 120 monopile sections and 40 transition pieces (TPs) from yards in the Netherlands and Germany to Taiwan. Jumbo Kinetic transporting monopiles for Yunlin (2) In terms of logistics, the Yunlin offshore wind farm is a substantial project; the transport of […]