Starting in 2020, a CAPE VLT-320 has been used to upend and drive pin piles with a diameter of 96 inches through a pre-piling template at the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind project.
From August 2019 - December 2022, a CAPE VLT-80 was used for the installation of 60 jacket piles for the Absheron EPS platform in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.
In 2022, the CAPE VLT-80 was used to upend and install 65 combi wall piles with a length of 29.25m for the renovation of the Royerssluis/lock and Oosterweelknoop in Antwerp, Belgium.
The new CAPE VLT-160, the missing link between the CAPE VLT-80 and the CAPE VLT-320. With a eccentric moment of 160kgm this unit has been designed for piles between 1.2 and 3.0m diameter (48”- 120”) and weighing up to 220t. The tool weighs 43t and uses four of the OC-125…
