Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to supply a package of "mission-critical technology" for its latest wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which is under construction for Cadeler.
This is the fifth Cadeler offshore installation vessel to be built at COSCO’s Qidong yard in China, and all of them are equipped with Kongsberg Maritime systems.
The value of this latest contract is about NOK350 million (US$33.1 million).
The new vessel, of GUSTO NG-20000X design, will be the third A-class WTIV to join the Cadeler fleet. The partners say it will be one of the world’s largest installation vessels in the offshore wind market, with a deck space of 5,600 sq m and a payload of more than 17,600 tons.
Kongsberg Maritime will supply the complete electrical, automation and propulsion system, with a system comprising nine thrusters, all with fixed-pitch propellers.
Cadeler already has two P-class, two M-class and three A-class vessels under construction, the last of which is due for delivery in first-half 2027.
