Marco Polo Marine’s Taiwanese subsidiary firm PKR Offshore has signed a framework settlement with Siemens Gamesa for crew switch vessels (CTVs) that may serve offshore wind initiatives in Taiwan and South Korea.
The settlement will go into impact this 12 months, together with a CTV constitution in Korea that may begin within the fourth quarter of this 12 months. The framework settlement has been signed for a interval working till 2026, with an choice to increase to 2030.
For Siemens Gamesa, the framework settlement additionally grants entry to PKR Offshore’s plan to extend its fleet of CTVs within the coming years which might help Siemens Gamesa’s rising wind turbine fleet within the Asia Pacific area, in line with a press launch from Marco Polo Marine.
“As we proceed to develop our presence in Taiwan, we’re devoted to leveraging the invaluable expertise gained on this market to profit the broader Asia-Pacific area. The framework settlement with Marco Polo Marine permits us to proactively safe vessel capability, securing the seamless execution of our future building initiatives within the areas,” mentioned Wayne Cheng, Marine Asset Supervisor of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Vitality.
For Marco Polo Marine and PKR Offshore (former POSH Kerry Renewables), which has been supporting Siemens Gamesa since 2018 on the development of varied offshore wind farms in Taiwan, the brand new settlement means increasing their footprint past their base in Taiwan, together with new markets resembling Korea and different up-and-coming offshore wind markets in Asia, in line with the Singapore-headquarterd firm.
“Following our earlier profitable partnership with Siemens Gamesa in Taiwan, we’re proud that Siemens Gamesa has once more chosen PKRO for this longer-term CTV framework settlement for each Taiwan and Korea, reaffirming their belief in our capability to ship good high quality vessels and wonderful operational efficiency within the offshore wind market,” mentioned Kelvin Teo, Managing Director at PKRO.
“With the accelerating development of the offshore wind business, there’s a urgent want for extra CTVs to facilitate the set up and servicing of offshore wind generators.”
Siemens Gamesa’s award of the CTV framework settlement to Marc Polo’s PKR Offshore comes shortly after the wind turbine producer signed a 15-year constitution contract with Singaporean firm Cyan Renewables for its first service operation vessel (SOV) in Asia.
The contract with Cyan Renewables will start in 2026 and the SOV shall be used to service 73 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW wind generators on the Hai Lengthy offshore wind farms in Taiwan.
In addition to Hai Lengthy, Siemens Gamesa’s generators are additionally spinning on Higher Changhua 1 & 2a and Yunlin offshore wind farms in Taiwan. In South Korea, the corporate’s wind generators have been chosen for the 532 MW Anma offshore wind farm that’s deliberate to go surfing in 2028.
