Wind Energy – Newbuild
Dong Fang Offshore from Taiwan announced the signing of a newbuild SOV.
The SOV will be the third in the series ordered by DFO, will fly the flag of Taiwan, and upon delivery, will commence a minimum 15-year service contract for an offshore wind farm project in Taiwan.
The SOV shall be of DFO’s own customized VARD 4 39 design, developed to meet the unique challenges of working offshore in Taiwan. The vessel will be built to the highest European standards and meet or exceed the requirements of the offshore wind industry.
Polin Chen, CEO of DFO says: “We are delighted to return to VARD for the construction of the third SOV in our series of high-performing SOVs for the Taiwanese market, continuing the strong teamwork and momentum together with the team in Vard Vung Tau. The vessel design has been developed to specifically address the many unique challenges of operating offshore Taiwan, and it is humbling to see another customer place their trust in DFO to deliver long-term O&M services, on a solution that we have developed together with VARD. This order marks the third O&M service contract for an SOV that DFO has been awarded in Taiwan, continuing the DFO strategy of building ships against high-quality contracts with long-term, forward-thinking customers, and cementing DFO’s place as the O&M service provider of choice within Taiwan.”
