Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK – Construction is under way on North Star Renewables’ first service operation vessel (SOV) and daughter craft bound for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
VARD has held a steel cutting ceremony at its Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam.
This is one of two 5,000-metric ton vessels being built to accommodate up to 40 technicians that will work on the wind farm’s first two phases, Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B.
A third SOV, which features a helideck and space for up to 50 personnel, will also be delivered to the development’s partners SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%), and Eni (20%). The three vessels are chartered for 10-year terms with additional one-year options.
The first vessel is expected to be delivered in summer 2023.
Also, an aluminium cutting ceremony was held at Alicat’s shipyard in Great Yarmouth, UK, for what North Star claims will be the world’s first hybrid powered daughter craft for the offshore wind market.
Designed by Southampton-based naval architects Chartwell Marine in collaboration with North Star, the high-performance craft will be used to safely transfer technicians from the SOVs to work on the wind turbines. The craft will also be on emergency rescue support standby.
11/11/2021
