Saipem Adds Fagioli to Calvados Team

May 29, 2023, by Adnan Memija

Fagioli S.p.A. has been contracted by Saipem to provide marshalling yard services for the 480 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France.

Fagioli is providing Saipem with a marshalling yard of more than 120,000 square metres of quay and storage area. The operations include heavy lifting, relocation, heavy transport, and storage activities at marshalling yard.

The project, which is due to be executed by Fagioli between 2023 and 2024, comprises several activities at the BOW Terminal in Vlissingen.

Fagioli will be in charge of the offloading operations in 2023 and the loading activity in 2024 from/to client vessels of 64 offshore wind turbine foundations.

The foundations will comprise 64 monopiles weighing up to 1,000 tonnes and 64 transition pieces weighing up to 600 tonnes.

The Calvados offshore wind farm will consist of 64 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines, ten of which will feature the RecyclableBlades.

The monopiles will be manufactured by EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH while the accompanying transition pieces will be delivered by Bladt Industries A/S.

The consortium behind the 450 MW offshore wind farm, also known as the Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm, comprises EDF Renewables, EIH S.à.r.l. (a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments) and Skyborn Renewables.

Located more than ten kilometres from the Bessin coastline, the project covers a total surface area of approximately 45 square kilometres.