MOL Signs Asia’s 1st Service Operation Vessel Time Charterer as well as Ship Building Contract

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,Ltd (MOL) introduced the finalizing of agreements to construct as well as charter a solution procedure vessel (SOV, Note 1) that will certainly give upkeep assistance for the Greater Changhua Wind Farms in Taiwan.

On April 1st, MOL as well as Ta Tong Marine (TTM) authorized a charter agreement for the SOV with Ørsted Taiwan Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ørsted A/S in Denmark, viaTa San Shang Marine Co Ltd., a joint firm of MOL as well as TTM.

At the very same time, Ta San Shang Marine authorized an agreement with VARDSingapore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VARD Group A/S in Norway, to construct the brand-new vessel.

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The SOV is developed by VARD Design in Norway as well as is slated to be provided at Vard Vung Tau (a VARD subsidiary shipyard in Vietnam) throughout the very first fifty percent of 2022. Then, it will certainly give upkeep assistance procedures for the Greater Changhua Wind ranches under growth by Ørsted, for a regard to 15 years, with an expansion choice to two decades. This notes the very first SOV task in Taiwan, as well as as a matter of fact, in all of Asia.

SOVs are ships specifically developed to sustain the upkeep of overseas wind ranches used generally in Europe which is a facility of overseas windfarm sector as well as anticipated to be used in Taiwan (Note 2) as well as various other Asian locations with a development of overseas windfarms.

Through its tie-up with Ta Tong Marine, its long time service companion in Taiwan, MOL is continuing to even more create as well as broaden a brand-new service domain name in the emission-free area by developing a brand-new connection with Ørsted, the globe’s biggest driver of overseas wind ranches, backed by service experience in Taiwan as well as knowledge gathered in the overseas service, such as overseas procedure utilizing vibrant placing system (DPS) as well as overseas lodging.

The MOL Group prepares for consumer requirements as well as the needs of the moments to consistently drive as well as expand the “environmental and emission-free business,” aiming to lower its ecological effect.

(Note 1) What is a Service Operation Vessel (SOV)?
An SOV has lodging for upkeep professionals working with the different wind generators that comprise an overseas wind ranch, permitting them to remain on-site for prolonged durations.
SOVs are furnished with a vibrant placing system (DPS) to continuously preserve a risk-free range in between the vessel as well as overseas wind ranch, in addition to an unique gangway with a movement settlement feature (soaking up hull activity as a result of wind as well as wave activity, and more), permitting the professionals to relocate securely in between the vessel as well as the overseas wind generators.

(Note 2) Offshore Windfarm in Taiwan
Taiwan strait, which is next to west coastline of Taiwan Island, is gifted with ideal wind problems for overseas wind ranch. 5.5 GW of building and construction of overseas windfarm from 2020 to 2025 has actually been authorized as well as extra 10GW of overseas wind ranch building and construction is currently prepared from 2026 to 2035.

SOV Basic Specs

Flag	Taiwan
Length	84.4 m
Breath	19.5 m
Draft	5.6 m
Maximum Capacity	Approximately 90 Crews as well as Passengers
Main Features	DPS, Motion Compensated Gangway System
Vessel Picture

Greater Changhua Offshore Windfarm

Developer	Ørsted
Capacity	900MW (Greater Changhua 1 + 2a in overall)
Location	35km– 60km off the Changhua shoreline
Construction conclusion	2021-2022
Map

Ørsted

TTM

VARD

Reference: mol.co.jp