Roundup: Cadeler's new vessel lands contract; Strategic Marine delivers CTV to Yeosu; Tidal Transit christens latest vessel
Cadeler has taken delivery of the newbuild Wind Keeper jackup offshore wind vessel.
The company acquired the initially named Bo Qiang 3060 last month from Shanghai Boqiang Heavy Industry Group.
This is the eighth vessel in the company’s jackup fleet, and it will start work early next year on a three-year contract for Vestas, with extension options for a further two and a half years. If exercised, the value of the contract could exceed EUR380 million (US$442 million).
Wind Keeper, completed in 2024, will provide operations and maintenance as well as transportation and installation for Vestas’s confirmed and future offshore wind turbine projects. Its onboard equipment includes a Huisman main crane with a 2,200-metric ton lifting capacity, a Kongsberg DP2 dynamic positioning system, MAN engines and Siemens propulsion.
Its 120-m jackup legs are designed to support operations in deep and harsh offshore conditions.
Wind Keeper will nevertheless undergo various upgrades to improve its operational capacity and align its onboard capabilities with the other vessels in Cadeler’s fleet. It will be fitted with seafastening for three sets of Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines, with other enhancements to support installations in the growing 15-MW sector.
Strategic Marine delivers CTV to Yeosu Ocean
In other offshore wind news, Singapore-based Strategic Marine has delivered a 27-m aluminum crew transfer vessel of its proven StratCat 27 design, developed with BMT, to Yeosu Ocean Co. for offshore wind farm operations in South Korea.
Stand-out features of the vessel are said to include the hull form, designed for improved seakeeping, FPP propulsion to enhance fuel efficiency and manoeuvrability, and lower emissions.
The vessel will support crew transfers for offshore wind farm construction and maintenance.
Tidal Transit christens its latest vessel
In the southern UK North Sea, Tidal Transit’s latest crew transfer vessel Imogen Rose has undergone a naming ceremony at Equinor’s pontoon in Great Yarmouth.
The Incat Crowther UK-designed WindFlex 27 vessel, built by Singapore-based Penguin International, will go on charter to Stowen Group. It is supporting Equinor by providing offshore modification and maintenance at the 317-MW Sheringham Shoal wind farm, 88 km offshore the Norfolk coast.
Claimed design features include good fuel efficiency, manoeuvrability and durability in all-weather operating conditions. Imogen Rose was chosen to support timely completion of an ongoing modification project.
This marks the latest milestone in a long-term collaboration between the two companies, Tidal Transit having supplied Equinor with tailored crew transfer solutions for over a decade.
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