Ship&Offshore | Issue 03/2012
Handling offshore wind turbines
SEAKEEPING ANALYSIS An increasing number of offshore wind farms are currently under construction, with various factors influencing their installation. Seakeeping analysis can ensure that the vessels used to transport and install the wind turbines are seaworthy and that turbine parts are safely secured on deck, writes Kristian Agdrup, head of department at OSK-Offshore, Denmark.