Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Line has actually ended a time charter agreement with Shimizu Corporation for 2 team transfer vessels (CTV) for an overseas wind ranch atIshikari Bay New Port
“This marks the MOL Group’s first entry into the CTV business. In addition, one of the CTVs, The KAZEHAYA, owned by MOL, is the first CTV in Japan managed and operated under International Safety Management (ISM) Code, which is the international standard of ship safety management system, certified by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK ),” MOL claimed.
MOL Group business MOL Coastal Shipping,Ltd will certainly run the CTVs, which will certainly sustain the building as well as procedure of the task, moving employees to as well as from the overseas wind ranch.
CTVs run from a base port to bring upkeep designers to overseas wind ranches that are reasonably near to coast. The fenders affixed to the bow of the vessel are pushed versus the overseas wind generator to support the hull, permitting workers to board the wind generator system. Aluminum catamarans are the mainstream hull kind.
The vessels hired for the Ishikari Bay New Port wind ranch are readied to begin solution later on in June.
The overseas wind ranch is being created by an unique function business (SPC) called Green Power Ishikari, developed in February 2016 by Green Power Investment Corporation.
The installment of 14 systems of 8 MW wind generators produced by Siemens Gamesa, will certainly happen at an overseas website with a location of roughly 500 hectares.
“The Japanese government has declared its target of achieving carbon neutrality, which means zero overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Offshore wind power is positioned as an important future source of electricity, and construction of offshore wind power facilities is expected to begin in earnest around 2026. The MOL Group will use this project as a foothold to deepen its knowledge of CTV operation and contribute to the wider development and use of offshore wind power generation,” MOL claimed.
The 2 vessels, JCAT Three as well as Kazehaya were created byDamen Shipyard Gorinchem Each vessel is 26,3 meters long, with 10-meter breadth as well as ability to lug 12 travelers.
