Havfram seals European wind farm deal

Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram has landed another construction project in Europe.

The work, anticipated to last about one year, will be executed in 2029, utilising one of the company’s newbuild installation vessels, slated for delivery in the second half of 2025, Havfram said without disclosing further details.

This marks the company’s eighth contract for transport and installation support of turbines for large-scale offshore wind projects in Europe between 2026 and 2030.

Havfram is currently building a fleet of what it describes as one of the world’s most advanced offshore wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) at CIMC Raffles in China. The first WTIV is scheduled for delivery in August 2025, with the second newbuild joining the fleet in late Q4 2025.

Last October, the company inked a reservation agreement with an undisclosed client for one of its newbuilds with the expected start-up in the first quarter of 2029, after securing two offshore wind contracts in Germany from Luxcara and a partnership between Vattenfall and BASF, with utilisation secured for the newbuilds in 2027 and 2028.