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SMST has secured a new contract from Norwegian shipbuilder VARD for the delivery of two sets of mission equipment to be installed on an additional two of North Star’s newbuild Service Operation Vessels (SOVs).
[Read more…] about VARD selects SMST mission equipmentEarlier this week, Vard Vung Tau hosted the keel laying ceremony for hull 989, the second Service Operation Vessel (SOV) designed and constructed by VARD for Dong Fang Offshore (DFO).
[Read more…] about Keel laying second SOV for DFOThe first Jones Act plug-in hybrid offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) in the United States has been christened and launched at the Port of New Orleans.
[Read more…] about Equinor to operate first U.S. Jones Act hybrid offshore wind vesselSynera Renewable Energy signed a 15-year service contract with Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for an SOV to support the O&M of its assets, starting with Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Project.
[Read more…] about SRE inks Taiwan’s longest SOV contract with DFONorth Star and RWE have entered into a four-vessel agreement, the largest vessel commitment ever made.
[Read more…] about Landmark deal for North StarEquinor, the developer of Empire Wind, launched the Service Operations Vessel ECO Liberty on June 28 for deployment in its New York offshore wind project.
Louisiana First Lady Sharon Landry served as the vessel’s Godmother during a christening ceremony on the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans.
The American-made ECO Liberty was built by Edison Chouest Offshore by more than 500 Louisianans and showcases the critical role of Gulf Coast manufacturing companies in strengthening the supply chain for offshore energy.
The vessel was built with American steel and includes components from companies in several Gulf Coast states.
The 262-ft hybrid-powered ECO Liberty will soon depart for New York, where it will be homeported at New York’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, where more than 2,000 workers have been put to work constructing a next-generation staging facility, O&M base, and control center for Empire Wind.
The ECO Liberty will be deployed to support ongoing marine construction in the lease area and eventually serve as the floating home for Empire Wind’s skilled workers when stationed offshore.
Including the ECO Liberty, seven new U.S.-flagged vessels will be added to the U.S. Jones Act compliant fleet, because of Empire Wind.
Dong Fang Offshore from Taiwan announced the signing of a newbuild SOV.
[Read more…] about Dong Fang Offshore orders new SOVVattenfall has signed a contract with French ship owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs for up to three large Service Operation Vessels to be used at existing and planned offshore wind farms in the North Sea.
[Read more…] about Vattenfall signs contract for wind farm service vesselsDong Fang Offshore has been awarded a long-term contract by Vestas for a newbuild SOV supporting the operations & maintenance phase for the Changfang Xidao and Zhong Neng projects, with a firm contract duration of 12 years.
[Read more…] about Long-term SOV contract for DFO with VestasPurus announced that construction of the next C/SOV, Purus Coriolis, has officially begun with a steel cutting ceremony at the Vard shipyard in Vietnam.
[Read more…] about Construction begins on C/SOV Purus Coriolis
