Dutch heave compensation company Seaqualize has signed its first contract for their newly developed offshore lifting device: the Heave Chief 1100.DEME Offshore US will deploy the HC1100 during the installation of the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project. The HC1100 will be used to transfer wind turbine components to and from heaving supply vessels. As a Balanced Heave Compensator (BHC), it can compensate a vessel’s heave motions and quick-lift loads up to 1100mT, and is battery powered.