Damen Shipyards, Windcat and CMB.TECH have held a ceremony celebrating the launch of the first of six Windcat Elevation Series of future-proof offshore wind farm Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs).
The launch ceremony took place October 12 at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam, where Damen is constructing all six CSOVs. With this first CSOV in the water, Damen will continue with its outfitting and commissioning operations to prepare the vessel for delivery in second quarter2025.
CMB Group’s offshore personnel transfer subsidiary Windcat has selected Hong Kong headquartered Anglo Eastern to manage the hydrogen-fueled Elevation Series CSOVs that it has under construction at the Damen Ha Long shipyard in Vietnam. Windcat had previously selected Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS), Anglo-Eastern’s technical consulting arm, to oversee the construction of the vessels. On delivery, they will now come under Anglo-Eastern’s technical and crewing management.
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