/ Articles

Rope Vision is more than just a new service, it’s a major development in how to approach wire rope inspection and maintenance. Designed to improve inspection reliability, wire rope lifetime predictability and overall safety, Rope Vision reflects Huisman’s commitment to technological innovation, digital services and adding value to their clients. Read the full story of why Rope Vision was developed.

Adapting quickly in a rapidly changing market is a constant challenge, particularly when vessels represent large investments designed to have a lifetime of 25 years or more.

Huisman’s main goal is to help its clients stay ahead of the competition. By building up long-lasting partnerships, we can help maximise the value of equipment throughout its lifecycle with turnkey upgrades and modifications, ensuring it remains fit-for-purpose and ready to meet any challenge – today and in the future. 

“Keep your equipment running smoothly with performance monitoring and predictive maintenance, increasing uptime and reducing costs.”

As the offshore wind industry continues to grow at a rapid rate worldwide, reliability and predictability are key. One way to maximise uptime and the operational efficiency of our clients’ equipment is by gaining insight into its status and operational needs. To support clients and optimise their operational processes, Huisman has launched its latest innovation in data-driven services, Performance Insights.

Don’t get left behind
Huisman’s main goal is to help its clients boost their productivity, safety, and efficiency by having the most advanced and cost-effective equipment in the industry. 

Huisman has the in-house engineering knowledge, production and installation capabilities, and decades of experience needed to offer the best solutions for replacing obsolete items or modernisation works, ensuring maximum uptime. 

Both Huisman and Heerema Marine Contractors have a passion to push the boundaries of what is possible today. For more than a decade, Huisman has supported Heerema with its ambitions to be at the forefront of the industry – to be able to lift higher, heavier loads, with maximum outreach.

Staying competitive and adapting quickly in a rapidly changing market is a constant challenge. By building up long-lasting partnerships with our clients and having a deep understanding of their requirements, we can help maximise productivity of equipment throughout its lifecycle with turnkey upgrades and modifications. 

Keeping equipment maintained to the highest quality standards is vital to keep high performance & standards in this specialised maritime industry. Inspection of mission critical equipment can be difficult, dangerous, and can significantly impact operations. Therefore, optimising maintenance and inspection schedules on this kind of equipment requires innovative, safe and cost-efficient methods.  

In an industry with day rates which can average EUR 300,000 for an offshore installation vessel or even more than EUR 400,000 for a drillship, just 10 minutes downtime can result in significant costs and operational delays.

Huisman understands that maximising uptime is key. To perform reliable and cost-effective operations, everything has to run smoothly and efficiently. But we all know that despite meticulous planning and preparations, things can go wrong when performing complex industrial processes. 

In this paper, we consider Huisman’s On-site Support services. These services, incorporating the three steps of efficient inspection & maintenance schedule, new tooling, and analysis & prediction, maintain the optimal performance of Huisman equipment for maximal uptime and reduced costs over the lifetime.

As monopile foundations to support offshore wind turbines grow in size, the underwater noise levels during installation also increase. Accurate prediction of these high noise levels is essential for designing effective noise-cancelling devices, which mitigate negative impacts on marine life. Since evaluating noise levels during full-scale monopile installation is time-consuming and expensive, researchers are exploring small-scale tests. 

With its services, Huisman ensures top-notch support for its clients throughout the equipment lifecycle. As the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), the company is in prime position to achieve this, leveraging its deep understanding of the equipment to provide high-quality services. This includes On-site Support for inspection, maintenance, training, and emergency response, conveniently bringing expertise to clients when and where they need it.