Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft has signed contracts with J.P. Morgan Asset Administration for offshore wind Building Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) newbuilds.
In 2023, Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered the design and building of two such vessels from Ulstein underneath a contract which included choices for 2 plus two vessels.
These choices have been transferred to institutional buyers suggested by J.P. Morgan Asset Administration, who declared the primary two.
The CSOVs will probably be geared up with a hybrid battery propulsion system and ready for inexperienced methanol gasoline to allow carbon-neutral operations, in accordance with Ulstein.
“We’re excited so as to add to our present presence within the offshore wind upkeep sector. These newest expertise CSOVs will play a essential function within the growth and supply of renewable power and world power decarbonization,” stated Andrian Dacy, World Head of J.P. Morgan Asset Administration’s World Transportation Group.
“The offshore wind business is a crucial enabler to attain the local weather targets, and we imagine that our fuel-efficient ships will probably be important property on this mission,” added Ulstein’s CEO Gunvor Ulstein.
The ships, of the ULSTEIN SX222 design, have a big, centrally positioned walk-to-work motion-compensated gangway and elevator tower for personnel and cargo transfers. In complete, the vessels will be capable to accommodate 132 folks.
Moreover, a 3D compensated crane able to 5-ton-offshore-cargo lifts will probably be put in. The vessels have a size of 89.6 meters and a beam of 19.2 meters.
