On November 28, Cadeler, the Danish owner/operator of wind turbine installation vessels, announces the successful delivery of Wind Mover, the tenth vessel to join the company’s growing fleet of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs). The vessel is delivered ahead of schedule and will, following her mobilisation, head directly into operations in Europe.
Wind Mover becomes the tenth vessel on the water for Cadeler and the second in the M-class series, following the delivery of her sister vessel, Wind Maker, earlier this year. Both vessels are engineered to meet the demands of tomorrow’s offshore wind projects, combining efficiency, flexibility, and lifting capacity to support the world’s largest offshore wind developments.
The new vessel was constructed at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea. It has been delivered ahead of schedule, within budget, and with a strong safety record during construction. The design is a result of cooperation between Cadeler and its key partners, including Hanwha Ocean, ABB, Kongsberg, GustoMSC and Huisman.
Wind Mover is already contracted for work in Europe immediately upon her delivery, as announced earlier this year.
Equipped with a 2,600-tonne main crane, a DP2 positioning system, and capable of operating in water depths of up to 65 metres, Wind Mover is purpose-built to install and maintain the next generation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. Her design enables high efficiency in challenging offshore conditions and ensures readiness for the industry’s increasing scale.
Mikkel Gleerup, CEO of Cadeler, comments: “The delivery of Wind Mover, ahead of schedule, represents another step in our long-term strategy to operate the most advanced and versatile fleet in the offshore wind sector. With both Wind Mover and Wind Maker now delivered, we are well-equipped to meet the scale and complexity of global offshore wind projects. After her delivery, Wind Mover will head straight to work installing and maintaining the largest turbines in the market.”
With five newbuild vessels delivered this year, Cadeler has doubled its fleet in just twelve months, expanding from five to ten wind turbine installation vessels. By mid-2027, Cadeler will operate a 12-vessel fleet – the largest and most versatile installation fleet in the offshore wind industry.
Notably, among the five new vessels Cadeler took delivery of this year, four were newly built wind turbine installation vessels and one was an acquired vessel.
The four new vessels are: – The P-class wind turbine installation vessel Wind Pace and the A-class jack-up wind foundation installation vessel Wind Ally, both built by COSCO Shipping Offshore Engineering (Qidong), scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2025 and September 2025, respectively; – The two M-class wind turbine installation vessels Wind Maker and Wind Mover, built by Hanwha Ocean. They were delivered in January and November 2025, respectively.
One of the acquired vessels, named Wind Keeper, was delivered ahead of schedule on July 18, 2025. Originally named “Boqiang 3060”, the vessel was independently designed and constructed by CIMC Raffles. Delivered in late 2023, it is a large integrated deep-sea wind turbine installation vessel measuring 133 meters in length, 53 meters in beam, and 11 meters in draft. Capable of operating in water depths exceeding 70 meters, it can transport and install either four 12MW or three 16MW offshore wind turbines.