# New Offshore Wind vessel on order **URL:** \ **Category:** Offshore\ **Created:** [October 22, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120 "2019-10-22T16:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/1 "2019-10-22T16:29:26Z")
Østensjø Rederi has ordered four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) to meet increasing demand in the offshore wind market in NW Europe and beyond: > **[Østensjø Rederi ordering four offshore wind vessels -](https://splash247.com/ostensjo-rederi-ordering-four-offshore-wind-vessels/)** > > Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi has signed a letter of intent with Astilleros Gondán in Spain for the construction of four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) to meet increasing demand in the offshore wind market. The vessels are... ---
**Author:** ![exdraggerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/51bf81/32.png) [@exdraggerman](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/exdraggerman)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/2 "2019-10-22T21:31:32Z")
i thought i just read about a big public backlash against wind power in Norway? I am a fisherman from New England,currently working in the oil patch off Guyana,. They are planning the next few giant wind farms off the NE coast… All built by foreign companies,using foreign components,and very fuzzy math, paid for by US rate and tax payers… There is a big pushback by American fisherman… I dont know why they dont plaster the things on mountain tops and along highways instead of offshore… The companies are pushing them as fast as they can because the only money in it for them is in tax subsidies… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/3 "2019-10-22T22:18:03Z")
The backlash against wind farms in Norway was about windmills placed on mountains and low islands as close to the open sea as possible. (The normal NIMBY thing) Offshore wind farm off Norway will have to floating, since there are very little shallow waters along the coast. The first such experimental windmill was installed many years ago and proved the feasibility. Now a larger floating wind farm has been installed off Scotland and more will be installed near oil and gas field in the North Sea to supply power to the installations there. Large ground supported wind farm have been installed off Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands and UK especially and it has become a big business for both engineering and maritime industries. Besides, both the oil & gas fields and the wind farms with their safety zones has proven heavens for fish and other commercial marine species to grow up and migrate to fishing grounds where they can be caught. I think the worries that this development would destroy the environment and livelihood of fishermen has been largely proven false. Lastly; why offshore rather than onshore? Because the wind are generally stronger and more steady offshore and because it is possible to install much bigger and more efficient windmills offshore. The idea that it is more expensive has also proven wrong, in terms of cost per installed mW. The newer wind farms are constructed without the need for any subsidies to be profitable. It is now cheaper than gas and even coal per kWh. There is a lot of info available for those who are interested in actually knowing the facts, not just the negative beliefs that is spread freely and widely by people with no real knowledge. Try this one for starters: [https://www.windpowermonthly.com/](https://www.windpowermonthly.com/) ---
**Author:** ![exdraggerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/51bf81/32.png) [@exdraggerman](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/exdraggerman)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/4 "2019-10-23T19:02:57Z")
maybe they dont rely on subsidies in Europe where electricity is 3x as much as in the states, average price in states per KWH IS around 13 cents… it doesnt make any sense financially unless the feds kick in, AND huge rate increases are put on rate payers in contracts to buy the power… and the fishing around the BI wind farms has gone to shit… some rod and reel guys like them but all the codfish and flats that were around them are just gone… and the next farms they want are 100 times bigger… and nobody talks about maintaining them, the cable from Block island farm already had to be reburied to a cost of ten million bucks after just 2 years, or decommissioning them… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/5 "2019-10-23T20:03:44Z")
Maybe the cod moved on because they like colder waters? I presume the BI should be RI? If so that is the very start of Offshore wind in US, so mistakes are made. If you are willing to learn from the mistakes made by others a lot can be gained. Europe have a couple of decades of experience, while US has a few years from one small wind farm off RI. If you look at cost per kWh to consumers at the moment you are correct, but a lot of that is taxes in case of Europe : > **[Electricity prices around the world 2018 | Statista](https://www.statista.com/statistics/263492/electricity-prices-in-selected-countries/)** > > Where is electricity the cheapest in the world? This statistic shows electricity prices in selected countries worldwide in 2018. In the United States, electricity prices stood at 0.21 U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour. In the United Kingdom, electricity... China is the cheapest on this list, yet they are building out more wind, solar and hydro power than anybody else. The cost per installed mWh is the main comparison for new power plants. Once installed there is not much cost for wind power, but a lot even for coal or gas powered ones. The other, maybe MAIN, consideration in Europe and China is the soot and carbon emission from the various types of plants, not only the costs. (The first for the local environment and the second for global warming) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/6 "2019-10-23T20:43:00Z")
Floating wind farms to be installed off South Korea: [https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1663006/edpr-aker-solutions-plan-500mw-south-korean-floater](https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1663006/edpr-aker-solutions-plan-500mw-south-korean-floater) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/7 "2019-10-25T15:44:15Z")
The first floating windmill of a design different from that used off Scotland has been towed out from a yard in Spain. To be installed offshore Portugal: > **[WindFloat Atlantic Launch: A New Era for Offshore Wind and the Blue Economy |...](https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/10/22/windfloat-atlantic-launch-a-new-era-for-offshore-wind-and-the-blue-economy/)** > > The first WindFloat Atlantic unit, with the turbine fully installed, has just sailed from Ferrol, Spain, towards its destination, 20 km off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. It will soon be joined by two more units, which by the end of the... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/8 "2019-11-13T11:54:58Z")
No order yet, by Vard has designed a SOV with the North American market in mind: > **[New SOV was designed with North America in mind](https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/new-sov-designed-with-north-american-wind-in-mind-56756)** > > With the US offshore wind sector set to become one of the world’s most important, shipbuilders and designers have turned their attention to designs for service operation vessels for that market ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/9 "2020-04-17T11:33:44Z")
Vard has got the first order for their SOV design. No, not from a US client, but from Taiwan: > **[Ørsted building new Taiwan-flagged SOV for Greater Changhua - Splash247](https://splash247.com/orsted-building-new-taiwan-flagged-sov-for-greater-changhua/)** > > Danish offshore wind specialist Ørsted has signed a 15-year charter contract with Ta San Shang Marine, a joint venture of Taiwan’s Ta Tong Marine Group (TTM) and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), which will see the construction of the first-ever... PS\> The SOV will be built at Vard’s yard in Vung Tau, Vietnam according to a report in smp.no: > [@](#): > > The vessel, which is of Vard 4 19 design, was developed by Vard Design in collaboration with the customer and partners involved. It will be built at Vard’s shipyard Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam, with scheduled delivery in the first half of 2022. Fred Olsen Windcarrier has obtained a contract to supply a vessel for geotechnical work on the Thor wind farm off Denmark: > **[Fred. Olsen Windcarrier marvels with Thor offshore wind contract - Splash247](https://splash247.com/fred-olsen-windcarrier-marvels-with-thor-offshore-wind-contract/)** > > Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been contracted by Denmark’s Geo to supply a vessel for preliminary geotechnical investigations for the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. Fred. Olsen will utilise the 2014-built to support Geo with the... They will be using be using the US built (and flagged??) liftboat Jill for the job. ---
**Author:** ![m\_sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@m\_sailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/m_sailor)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/10 "2020-04-22T11:43:25Z")
Good question! There’s 4 SOV contracts that I have counted: Aeolus Bernard Schulte/Mid Ocean Foss/Ostensjo Orsted/Reinauer Surprised no one from the gulf is bidding. Guess they have all their capital cut off. I know Bordelon was on the east coast doing fuel removal from WW2 wrecks. Fugro Enterprise and only a couple other small American flagged survey vessels have been working. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/11 "2020-04-22T12:05:31Z")
> [@ombugge](#): > > They will be using be using the US built (and flagged??) liftboat Jill for the job. Fred Olsen don’t say about the flag: > **[Fred. Olsen Windcarrier](https://windcarrier.com/)** > > Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is committed to the future of offshore wind energy. With the best vessels, qualified experts and experienced crews, we ensure your project's success. But this may indicate that they are Americans (at least in part): > [@](#): > > With 35 years of liftboat experience, Jill and her crew operate according to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s high safety standards. Seacor still have her down as US flag, however: > **[L/B Jill - 335 Class - SEACOR Marine](https://seacormarine.com/vessel/l-b-jill-335-class/)** ---
**Author:** ![Seattle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Seattle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Seattle)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/12 "2020-04-22T18:39:40Z")
Generally speaking, everytime there are major drops in price of oil, the offshore wind and LNG projects seem to get pushed down the road a little further. I’ll be curious to see if there will be any delays to any east coast projects, many already well into contract so not as easy as some of the speculation projects or wind farm sites. ---
**Author:** ![m\_sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@m\_sailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/m_sailor)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/13 "2020-04-27T19:05:41Z")
![unnamed](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/4/4fc5a7c457c3c52dd9ed95e26f92dfbb94e435f4.jpeg) Staying updated with the Orsted Project off the coast of Atlantic city. Good to see some American flagged ships in the mix. But that’s a picture of the Fugro Enterprise I believe? Not the Brasilis. ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/14 "2020-04-27T19:10:42Z")
Got any links for the sites you’re keeping track at. ---
**Author:** ![m\_sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@m\_sailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/m_sailor)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/15 "2020-04-27T19:14:46Z")
Not really. I keep up with the Orsted project off New Jersey because it is something I hope to fish on one day. Rutgers does an outreach program to educate citizens on fisheries science and stewardship so that’s how i got this email. You can probably sign up for updates on specific projects. ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/16 "2020-04-27T19:16:35Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![m\_sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@m\_sailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/m_sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/17 "2020-05-04T12:41:12Z")
Yet another foreign company performing survey work on the east coast… > **[MMT to perform US surveys for Equinor - Offshore Energy](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/mmt-to-perform-us-surveys-for-equinor/?utm_source=subseaworldnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_2020-05-04)** > > Equinor Wind US has awarded a contract for geophysical survey services to MMT US, a subsidiary of MMT Group. The contract covers high resolution geophysical, benthic surveys and shallow subsurface surveys for the planning and engineering of Equinor’s... ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/18 "2020-05-04T14:52:33Z")
Don’t remember the name of the outfit gearing up for wind farm off of Virginia , they have leased space at one of the Portsmouth Terminals for a staging area. To be loading barges of equipment going from that point via Bay Bridge tunnel.A much smaller staging area just off Lynnhaven Inlet Bridge for small crew/supply boats. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/19 "2020-05-04T15:10:36Z")
Maybe this is the reason?: > [@](#): > > The project will be performed utilising the Stril Explorer vessel, which is equipped with the Surveyor Interceptor SROV. > The SROV Surveyor Interceptor has been developed by MMT and Reach Subsea with the aim of revolutionizing geophysical surveys. > **For this project, the use of the SROV onboard the Stril Explorer will increase the operational window, cut operation time, and reduce the impact on the surrounding wildlife by reducing the noise in the water column.** Geophysical Survey is performed with equipment, not with flag. PS\> Are you suggesting that US flag vessels should not be allowed to work anywhere outside US waters? ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120/20 "2020-05-04T22:18:03Z")
The company that is going to use the property is allegedly granting appx 40 million to update property at PIT for their usage. That is not happening immediatly, but next year hopefully. [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-offshore-wind-vessel-on-order/53120.md?page=2)