Maersk Supply Service has ordered a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from a Singapore shipyard after signing a contract to build Empire Offshore Wind off the coast of Long Island, New York, for joint venture owners Equinor and global energy major BP.
Maersk Supply Service, a Denmark-based subsidiary of AP Møller-Maersk and a long-time service provider for the oil and gas industry, did not disclose the cost of the WTIV.
“In signing this contract with Equinor and BP, we are ready to invest in Maersk Supply Service’s first wind turbine installation vessel and firmly establish Maersk Supply Service as an offshore wind contractor,” CEO Steen Karstensen said in a statement. “Offshore wind continues to play an increasingly important role for Maersk Supply Service – both floating wind and bottom-fixed.”
Wind turbines are a stable and increasing source of cargo volumes for the multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) sector. According to IHS Markit, total global offshore and onshore wind energy installations will grow by 535 and 1,122 gigawatts (GW), respectively, through 2040.
Source: joc.com
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