North Star Renewables orders its eighth hybrid SOV

Backed by a contract from Siemens Gamesa, Aberdeen, Scotland, based North Star Renewables is to build a hybrid SOV (service operations vessel ) for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm development located off the Suffolk coast, England.

The hybrid SOV will be eighth hybrid offshore wind ship added to North Star’s renewables fleet since it expanded into the market two-and-a-half years ago, and marks another step towards its aim of adding 40 SOVs to its fleet by 2040.

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Offshore Vessel News Roundup | July 27 – SOV construction in Spain and Vietnam, Chinese-built jackup for Dutch operator, survey ship sold to new owner

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Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – March 8, 2022

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OSV operator North Star acquired by Partners Group

The Partners Group, a Switzerland-based global private markets firm, has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to acquire North Star Renewables, a UK-based operator of specia ..

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North Star orders fourth hybrid SOV for offshore wind

Aberdeen, Scotland-based North Star Renewables has awarded Finantieri’s Norwegian based subsidiary Vard an additional contract for the design and construction of a hybrid service operation vessel (SOV).

To be built at Vard’s Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam, the Vard 4 12 design vessel will be the fourth SOV to be delivered from Vard to North Star for operation on the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea. It is set for delivery in fourth quarter 2024.

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