UK-based Bibby Marine has contracted with Spanish shipyard Armon to build the world’s first fully-electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), marking a significant milestone in maritime decarbonization. The vessel will…
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Bibby Marine finds new builder for its eCSOV
In what it calls an “amicable move away” from the original shipbuilder, Spain’s Astilleros Gondan, Liverpool-headquartered Bibby Marine has signed a new shipbuilding contract with another Spanish shipyard to build its innovative electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV).
Bibby Marine places order for world’s first zero-emission eCSOV
The vessel will now be built by Astilleros Armon, Located in Vigo, Armon has been operating since 1963 and has a strong track record for delivering...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/bibby-marine-finds-new-builder-for-its-ecsov/
Bibby Marine places order for world’s first zero-emission eCSOV
Liverpool-headquartered Bibby Marine has placed an order with Spanish shipbuilder Gondan for what, it says, will be the world’s first truly zero-emission, electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV). It will be built in Gondan’s Asturias shipyard and is scheduled to be delivered in 2026.
This marks a further step forward in a project that we last reported on back in January. Bibby says that it selected Gondan after a thorough international tendering process that included yards in the...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/bibby-marine-places-order-for-worlds-first-zero-emission-ecsov/
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