Sumitomo Corporation to acquire stake in Norwegian CSOV operator

Rendering of IWS Fleet vessels

Norway’s Integrated Wind Solutions and Japanese integrated trading company Sumitomo Corporation have entered into a strategic partnership agreement through IWS’ vessel-operating subsidiary IWS Fleet wherein Sumitomo will acquire partial ownership of IWS Fleet. IWS Fleet, which operates commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) that cater to the offshore renewables market, will raise €60 million (US$65 million) […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | IWS Skywalker – Hybrid walk-to-work vessel for Norwegian offshore wind support specialist

China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) has handed over the first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in a series of six ordered by Norwegian offshore support company Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) for operation by its subsidiary IWS Fleet. The DNV-classed, Kongsberg Maritime-designed IWS Skywalker has an LOA of 91 metres, a beam of 19.6 metres, a […]

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Bourbon, IWS Fleet to jointly serve French offshore renewables market

Bourbon Offshore has entered into a strategic partnership with IWS Fleet, the vessel owning company of Norway-based Integrated Wind Solutions, to address the needs of the ..

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First steel cut for IWS Fleet’s newest windfarm SOV

China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has cut the first steel for a new service operation vessel (SOV) for IWS Fleet, the vessel operating subsidiary of Norwegian company ..

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COLUMN | The wind beneath my wings: Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, MingYang, Venterra, REM and Norwind [Offshore Accounts]

Profit warnings, disappointing revenues, and unfortunate surprises with both costs and margins. Sounds a lot like the offshore oil and gas services industry? Actually, I ..

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