Smulders Projects at Wallsend

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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Whickham » Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:35 pm

Hasn't been much sign of activity so far but the big crane is active again, the scaffolding has gone and FAST SUS has arrived with what looks like a cargo of tubes. Photo taken 20/06/2019.

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Photo of the whole yard

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FAST SUS unloading

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Pipe being unloaded
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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Whickham » Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:15 pm

Smulders yard today (13/12/2019) with plenty of legs on show but a distinct lack of tops to go on them.
Perhaps they are waiting for better weather windows in the NY.

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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Whickham » Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:47 pm

I hear on the Hebburn grapevine that the tops will not be arriving until February.
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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:23 pm

Smulders site today looking quite quiet (it was lunchtime!).
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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Whickham » Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:23 pm

The first delivery of tops for Smulders new contract. They were brought in on the barge SM253 towed by MULTRATUG 17.
Local tugs SVITZER SUN & TYNE assisting to the berth.
These seem larger and heavier than previous tops.

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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby creemaster » Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:22 pm

Spotted from the A189 Spine Road on the way to work on 17th July
That's at 6.30am and I know 'work' is a four letter word and distant memory to some members of this forum :lol:
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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Whickham » Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:22 pm

The Smulders site today (06/08/2020) with large tripods on the right and smaller quads on the left.

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MULTRATUG 17 and barge SM253 (with some new tops) also at the extreme left and nearly out of camera range.

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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby creemaster » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:09 pm

Towed jackets were intended for Nigg Energy Scotland yard and ultimately the Moray East OWF
In all 103 jackets to be positioned, the majority being constructed in the UAE and shipped by OHT's HAWK, OSPREY and ALBATROSS.
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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Whickham » Tue May 09, 2023 4:57 pm

Smulders are currently building substations for the Moray West and Inch Cape windfarms. This is the first time substations have been built here.
I guess these are them at the east end of the yard.

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Re: Smulders Projects at Wallsend

Postby Whickham » Tue May 09, 2023 5:02 pm

This is a new shed at the west end of the Smulders yard.
Don't know what they plan on using it for and I don't know what the big tubes are for either.

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