{"id":23022,"date":"2026-05-12T13:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=23022"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:27:14","slug":"abl-supports-frances-eolmed-floating-wind-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=23022","title":{"rendered":"ABL supports France\u2019s EolMed floating wind project"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABL is proud to have supported the successfully commissioned 30 MW EolMed floating offshore wind pilot in the South of France, marking a significant milestone for floating wind development in the country and the wider Mediterranean region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EolMed 30MW floating wind project, led by QAIR, is located approximately 20 km offshore from Port\u2011la\u2011Nouvelle and Gruissan, in the South of France.<\/p>\n

The project comprises three 10MW Vestas V-164 wind turbines installed on BW Ideol\u2019s Damping Pool floating foundations, in water depths of approximately 60 metres.<\/p>\n

The first of the three floating turbines departed from the Port of Port\u2011la\u2011Nouvelle for the offshore site in December 2025 under the supervision of the ABL Marine Warranty Surveyors, marking the start of offshore installation activities.<\/p>\n

ABL, the global energy and marine consultancy, was appointed by EolMed as Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS), supporting the wind turbine integration and marine operations for the load-out and float-off, the transportation and installation (T&I) campaign for the floating foundations, moorings and cables.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to bring to EolMed a strong track-record in de-risking both onshore operations \u2013 such as load-out \/ float-off and floating wind turbine integration \u2013 and offshore activities, built through our involvement in France\u2019s offshore wind projects, including floating wind developments at Mediterranean sites such as Leucate and Faraman. Our ability to provide integrated support \u2013 from port feasibility studies through to geoscience review and marine warranty surveying \u2013 has been recognised by our client. We are very proud to have contributed to this key project for the development of this industry.\u201d Kevin Vincent, Snr. T&I and Methods Engineer, ABL France.<\/p>\n

ABL\u2019s team in France, based in Paris, also previously supported the Port of Port\u2011la\u2011Nouvelle through a separate feasibility study, assessing port infrastructure requirements to enable floating wind deployment and longer\u2011term operations and maintenance (O&M) in the region.<\/p>\n

ABL\u2019s sister company \u2013 the renewable energy consultants, OWC \u2013 also contributed to the project, providing International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) contract support services for the construction of the floaters up to load-out, float-off and wind turbine integration at Port-La-Nouvelle.<\/p>\n

ABL and OWC are both part of Oslo\u2011listed ABL Group and have long\u2011established operations in the French market, based in Paris and Nantes respectively.<\/p>\n

Together, the two companies have contributed to all of France\u2019s currently operational offshore wind projects, supporting both bottom\u2011fixed and floating wind developments.<\/p>\n

How and when we support French offshore wind: ABL: we specialise in supporting clients to plan, develop and mitigate risk across marine operations (onshore and offshore) \u2013 from transportation and installation to O&M and later-life alternatives including decommissioning.<\/p>\n

OWC: with a heritage as the marine renewable energy specialist Innosea \u2013 OWC provides technical and commercial advisory, owner\u2019s engineering and due diligence services to support offshore wind projects from early feasibility and development through to construction and operations.<\/p>\n

Through their respective expertise, ABL and OWC support clients across key technical, marine and commercial interfaces, helping enable safe and successful offshore wind project delivery in France.<\/p>\n

 
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ABL is proud to have supported the successfully commissioned 30 MW EolMed floating offshore wind pilot in the South of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":23023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[1455],"class_list":["post-23022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-abl"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcargoglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ABL-France-MW-2026-.jpeg?fit=640%2C356&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paPyrk-5Zk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20843,"url":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=20843","url_meta":{"origin":23022,"position":0},"title":"ABL Nigeria celebrates 15 years of service","author":"Project Cargo Global","date":"August 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"ABL proudly marks a significant milestone this week as its Nigeria office celebrates 15 years of dedicated service to the country\u2019s energy and maritime industries. 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