Danish offshore shipping player Esvagt has contracted Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard to build a service operation vessel (SOV) that is planned to work on Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm.
The shipyard said via social media channels that the new project will be based on a diesel-electric propulsion system with the support of energy storage systems for the operations of wind turbine support.
According to the Turkish firm, the new SOV will be the third project in Cemre’s orderbook which will be built concurrently for Esvagt.
Also, Esvagt has chosen Hav Group’s ship design business to work on the SOV. Under the contract, Hav Group’s ship design business will deliver both the ship design and a large integrated equipment package including the propulsion system, engines, propellers, and positioning system.
One of the subcontractors for the equipment package is Hav Group subsidiary Norwegian Electric Systems. The total contract value is over NOK 100m ($9.5m). This will be the 12th that the company will develop together with Esvagt.
Esvagt struck a deal with wind turbine maker Vestas for the SOV earlier this week. The newbuild will be the sixth purpose-built SOV for Vestas. The two firms have been cooperating since 2010 and the latest tie-up comes with a 15-year contract with extension options.
The Hollandse Kust West where the vessel will work will be commissioned in 2026. It is expected to be the most ecological wind farm yet, with minimal impact on the natural habitat of birds, bats and marine mammals and a thriving underwater world.
