Dajin Heavy Industry has unveiled King Two, its second self-built heavy deck carrier designed for transporting components for offshore wind turbines up to 25 MW, at its Panjin shipbuilding facility.
The company’s first vessel, King One, launched in October 2025, has completed its maiden voyage, shipping monopiles for Ørsted’s 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm from Dajin’s facility in China to the UK.
The third vessel in the King series is expected to launch soon, with both King Two and the new vessel entering service this year, Dajin announced on social media.
Dajin Heavy Industry’s fleet expansion plan involves launching four heavy deck carriers in its first phase, with a goal of establishing a self-owned fleet of 10-20 super large heavy deck transport vessels.
The King-series vessels are built for offshore wind and offshore oil & gas sectors, capable of transporting monopiles, jackets, and floating foundations for 15 MW to 25 MW offshore wind turbines, and large offshore modules.
The deck carriers measure 240 meters long and 51 meters wide, featuring a deadweight of 40,000 tonnes and a deck area of 12,000 square meters.
Serving the European offshore wind market from offices in Germany and Poland, the Chinese company has been delivering monopile foundations for European offshore wind farms for years. Dajin plans to expand its service globally as an EPCI provider for the offshore wind sector.
“As KING TWO and its following vessels enter service, Dajin will enhance its one-stop service capability — including manufacturing, transportation, marshaling, and installation — marking a key milestone in its transformation to a full EPCI provider,” the company stated on social media on April 20.
Recently, Dajin Heavy Industry signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Zhengli Marine Engineering to develop offshore wind installation vessels for the European market and explore retrofitting Zhengli Offshore’s existing wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to meet European offshore wind installation requirements.
Dajin indicated that this partnership supports its expansion into offshore wind installation, enabling the company to offer integrated services covering manufacturing, transportation, marshalling, and installation.
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