Edda Mistral
Foss Maritime LLC, Seattle, has actually authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Østensjø Rederi regarding develop a collaboration to offer residential Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for overseas wind tasks in united state waters.
“After spending time in Europe engaging with marine service providers, we are very fortunate to have developed this relationship with the experienced team at Østensjø,” stated Paul Gallagher, Vice President at Foss Maritime stated. “We look forward to bringing the collective resources of our two companies together to develop safe and cost competitive marine solutions for the offshore renewables market in the United States.”
“Østensjø Rederi has several years of experience operating SOVs servicing offshore wind farms across Europe,” stated Østensjø Rederi CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERKenneth Walland “In Foss Maritime we believe we have found an ideal partner for adapting these services to the American market. We look forward to expanding our offering to the U.S, market, and along with Foss, we aim to provide the highest quality service to owners and operators of windfarms in the U.S.”
Foss presently runs a fleet of greater than 200 pulls as well as barges as well as has greater than 1,400 workers in local procedures throughout the united state In enhancement to giving residential as well as worldwide harbor as well as aquatic transport solutions, the firm has comprehensive experience structure Jones Act certified vessels.
Østensjø has greater than 40 years’ experience operating pulls as well as overseas vessels. The firm presently runs a fleet of greater than 30 vessels as well as has greater than 500 workers. The firm has considerable experience in overseas wind, having actually run as much as 5 SOVs each time on the market. This consists of 2 custom-made newbuilds, Edda Passat as well asEdda Mistral Built by Spanish shipbuilder Gondan, both h get on long-lasting agreements to Ørsted in the U.K.
