According to OffshoreWIND.biz, UlsteinDajin selected the ULSTEIN HX122 offshore installation vessel design. Dajin said the move would expand its existing foundation manufacturing, logistics and transportation capabilities into offshore installation. The planned vessel will be capable of installing future 4XL monopiles. The company also added two newbuild heavy cargo vessels during the preceding year.
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Analysis: Combining foundation production, heavy transport and installation could give Dajin a more integrated offering for extra-large offshore wind foundations. The planned vessel also targets installation capacity that Dajin Vice President Feng Qi described as the core bottleneck for project delivery, potentially supporting demand for increasingly large steel monopiles.
MetalMate analysis- Selected design: ULSTEIN HX122.
- Planned capability: installation of future 4XL monopiles.
- Strategic direction: expansion from foundation manufacturing, logistics and transport into installation.
- Recent fleet expansion: two newbuild heavy cargo vessels added during the preceding year.
- The report does not confirm that construction of the installation vessel has started.
Watch for confirmation of a construction contract, shipyard, technical capacity, project schedule and delivery date. These details will determine when the planned vessel could translate into additional offshore wind foundation-installation capacity.
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- 28 September 2026
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- 12 October 2026
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Chinese Offshore Wind Foundation Supplier Expanding Into Installation with Ulstein-Designed Vessel — OffshoreWIND.biz
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