Offshore maritime services
How Maersk Supply Service fast-tracks offshore wind installation with Shoreline’s modelling software
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Operational phases modelled for accurate planning
Next-gen
Wind installation vessel designed with Shoreline
About
Maersk Supply Service specialises in offshore services for energy infrastructure and has extended its capabilities into renewable energy by designing and commissioning a purpose-built wind-installation vessel.
Industry
Offshore maritime services
Company size
1000-5000 employees
Founded
2021
“All scenarios must be considered for testing wind farm installations in U.S. offshore area, as our concept needs to assess the impact of factors such as Jones Act vessel restrictions and harsh weather conditions. By using Shoreline Wind´s advanced simulation solution, we have been able to provide fast and precise insights on cost estimations, weather downtime assessments, installation time, which has greatly supported our research for a validated new installation concept”.
Lars Blicher
Offshore Wind Director at Maersk
The Company
A global maritime leader entering the renewable era
Maersk Supply Service brings decades of offshore project experience to the renewable transition. As offshore wind projects increase in scale and complexity, the company saw an opportunity to apply its marine innovation to improve the speed and economics of turbine installation — a critical bottleneck in the global renewable rollout.
The Motivation
Overcoming offshore installation challenges through innovation
Traditional jack-up vessels face delays from weather limits, harbour logistics, and long repositioning times. To improve project timelines and economics, Maersk Supply Service needed a digital environment to simulate vessel performance, test new installation strategies, and validate operational efficiency before production.
The goal: design a new generation of feeder-based wind installation vessels capable of continuous offshore operation.
The solution
Collaborating with Shoreline for digital vessel design and optimisation
Using Shoreline’s modelling and simulation software, Maersk Supply Service was able to test multiple vessel design scenarios, installation workflows, and logistical configurations.
The digital models simulated weather variability, transport routes, and offshore transfer operations, providing data-driven insights that helped refine the vessel concept for optimal speed, safety, and efficiency.
This collaboration turned concept engineering into a measurable, validated design process — accelerating innovation while reducing development risk.
The results
Setting a new standard for wind installation efficiency
The resulting vessel concept achieved over 30% faster turbine installation compared to traditional methods. By integrating simulation from the earliest design stages, Maersk Supply Service reduced operational uncertainty, optimised logistics, and strengthened its position as a frontrunner in offshore wind construction.
This marks a key step in advancing efficient, scalable installation solutions essential to meeting global renewable energy targets.
