Bilfinger Mars Offshore lands first big contract

According to press release,  Bilfinger Mars Offshore signed a deal worth tens of millions of euro for manufacturing 91 transition pieces (TPs) for the Race Bank wind farm located on the North Sea. The order was made by Danish Dong Energy, the world's largest power producer in offshore wind. Trade talks have lasted six months. The contract is valid from July 2015 to December 2016.  The production process will launch  this September, and the first TPs are expected to be delivered in June 2016. Bilfinger Mars Offshore is a joint venture between Bilfinger (62.5 percent stake) and Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamknięty MARS (37.5 percent stake). Its production plant is based in Szczecin.