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Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa taps deugro and Amasus for pair of newbuilds in China

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa has teamed up with project freight forwarder deugro and Dutch-based Amasus Offshore to build two newly designed vessels customised for transporting offshore wind turbine components.

Siemens Gamesa and deugro have sealed a long-term charter deal for the pair that will be built at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China, with deliveries scheduled for the spring and summer of 2025.

The vessels have been designed to accommodate the increasing size and weight of the next generations of offshore wind turbine components and, at the same time, to ensure best-in-class cargo intake and operational flexibility, deugro said. The ships to be named Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon will measure 167.6 n in length, with the deckhouse and accommodation placed forward and be fitted with a stern roro ramp, three Liebherr cranes and a gantry system, allowing stowage of blades in three tiers.

Deugro noted that reducing the overall carbon footprint was one of the main drivers in the design phase and conceptual development of the newbuilds. 

“Energy consumption has been reduced thanks to an aerodynamically and hydro-optimised hull shape, a low-resistance special hull coating and a state-of-the-art Wärtsilä diesel engine with a 15% lower consumption and carbon footprint compared to today’s standards,” the company said, adding that an efficient power train with hybrid propulsion system and a scrubbed meeting the highest IMO Tier 3 standards have been integrated into the new vessels, with special attention also being paid to waste heat recovery.

Adis Ajdin

Adis is an experienced news reporter with a background in finance, media and education. He has written across the spectrum of offshore energy and ocean industries for many years and is a member of International Federation of Journalists. Previously he had written for Navingo media group titles including Offshore Energy, Subsea World News and Marine Energy.
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