ABL Group ASA

ABL Group was appointed by CrossWind, the Shell–Eneco joint venture developing the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, to provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the project’s offshore transportation and installation activities. The scope covered independent assurance and risk oversight typically required by project insurers and financiers for high-risk marine operations, focused on the transport and installation campaign for the wind turbine generators and associated offshore works. Under the MWS appointment, ABL Group’s role was to review and approve critical marine operations documentation and procedures, and to provide marine warranty oversight across the execution phase, helping verify that planned and performed operations aligned with acceptable marine risk standards. This type of service generally supports insurability and safe execution by independently assessing key hazards, weather criteria, vessel suitability, and method statements for heavy-lift and offshore installation activities. The engagement was reported as part of the construction phase programme for Hollandse Kust Noord, which comprises 69 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD turbines installed on TP-less monopile foundations approximately 18.5 km offshore near Egmond aan Zee. The source stated that the appointment was made in April 2022, corresponding to the project’s offshore build-out period leading up to commissioning in 2023.