Barge Master Heavy Feeders build by Rometal Constructive Solutions

Rotterdam based Rometal Constructive Solutions has recently completed the production of heavy pieces of equipment that will soon be helping to safely install wind turbines on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean – offshore USA.

Designed by another Rotterdam based company, Barge Master BV, the BM-Feeder Heavy and the BM-Feeder Standard provide motion compensated platforms. With significant wave heights of over 2m, the BM-Feeders enable the safe lifting of wind farm towers and components from a pontoon feeding an offshore installation vessel working in a new offshore wind farm.

An obvious advantage of feeding the installation vessel is that it remains in the nascent wind farm area, possibly over100kms from mainland USA, safely installing the components 24/7.

It also means that the installation vessel is in international waters and therefore avoiding any national vessel registration regulation.