New offshore wind service vessel under construction

On Thursday, 27 August, a contract for the building of a new, energy-efficient and fuel-saving aluminium vessel for the offshore wind-industry was signed, together with an option for three other vessels.

Coastwise Offshore Services and the Groningen shipbuilder Next Generation Shipyards have signed the contract.

The signing took place at Next Generation Shipyards on Lauwersoog. The contract involves a special new type of vessel that combines the stability of a catamaran with the speed and fuel efficiency of a monohull. The building of the vessel was at the initiative of Coastwise Offshore Services, the new shipping enterprise owned by Eelko Wijdieks, Douwe van den Berg and Onno Nienhuis. The project also gives a significant impulse to the province of Groningen.

Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service will be responsible for the commercial management of the vessel.

Original Source: https://ocean-energyresources.com/2020/08/31/new-offshore-wind-service-vessel-under-construction/