Jan De Nul has launched its Offshore Installation Vessel Les Alizés at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. The launch started on 2nd January by flooding the dry dock in which Les Alizés was built.Once afloat, Les Alizés was moored alongside the adjacent quay wall. The final phase of the vessel’s construction can now begin, including sea trials. Les Alizés is due for delivery in H2 2022. Her first assignment will be in Germany for the construction of Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farms, transporting and installing 107 monopile foundations for Ørsted.