NSORe will handle system design, procurement, construction, onshore and offshore installation, and commissioning for the 2 GW platform, which will connect North Sea offshore wind generation to the German grid. The award follows the comparable LanWin6 contract in June 2026. According to OffshoreWIND.biz, NSORe’s combined attributable value for the two platforms is about €2.5 billion; no standalone LanWin3 value was provided.
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Analysis: The award establishes a major offshore steel-fabrication package for Smulders’ Vlissingen yard and platform construction work in Germany. A second comparable award in 2026 also provides NSORe with a larger, multi-project workload, although the source gives no steel tonnage or delivery schedule.
MetalMate analysis- Customer: German transmission system operator 50Hertz.
- Project: LanWin3, a 2 GW offshore converter platform serving a North Sea connection to the German grid.
- Fabrication split: steel jacket in Vlissingen; topside in Rostock-Warnemünde.
- OffshoreWIND.biz says the steel-construction and platform scope was amended and the platform order relocated to Germany.
- NSORe’s reported attributable value across LanWin3 and LanWin6 is about €2.5 billion.
Watch for disclosure of the LanWin3 delivery schedule, steel tonnage and procurement timing, as well as any separate contract value for LanWin3. The connected offshore wind farm was not identified in the source.
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- Article status
- Published · Version 1
- Source date
- 18 September 2026
- MetalMate publication
- 9 October 2026
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Neptun Werft-Smulders Joint Venture Secures Second 2 GW Converter Platform Contract from 50Hertz — OffshoreWIND.biz
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