P&O Maritime Logistics secure offshore wind contracts in Taiwan
Published by Sarah Smith,
Assistant Editor
Energy Global,
P&O Maritime Logistics, a Dubai-based marine solutions and logistics company, has recently secured a series of contracts with leading marine contractors worth in excess of US$30 million that will see three vessels operating in Taiwan's emerging offshore wind market from early 2021.
The future of the offshore market involves a significant diversification into renewable energy and these contracts represent the latest commitment made by P&O Maritime Logistics in support of the company’s wide-ranging renewable energy strategy.
As part of a continuing shift towards green energy, Taiwan has invested in wind technology that aims to deliver 5.7 GW in output by 2025. P&O Maritime Logistics will assist Taiwan’s wind development by providing three OSVs operating across different projects.
The Topaz Installer, a cable-lay vessel, will be utilised in shore-to-sea and inter-field cable arrays for clients Subsea 7 and Van Oord until 2024. The end client is Ørsted Taiwan Limited, an offshore energy provider based in Denmark.
The Topaz Tangaroa, delivered in 2019, is a state-of-the-art light subsea construction vessel currently equipped with a Q1600, 1200kW trencher. The vessel will work on the Greater Changua Offshore Field supporting the cable-lay vessel Nexus on cable trenching for Dutch marine contractor, Van Oord. The end client is again Ørsted Taiwan Limited.
The Topaz Tiamat, sister vessel to the Tangaroa, is contracted for 3.5 years from January 2021. Tiamat will work in the Changfang and Xidao windfarms where she will support the installation of foundations and monopiles for client Boskalis, a dredging contractor and marine services provider.
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