The vessels are to be delivered this year and next year
Semco Maritime has indirectly entered into a charter agreement with the Norwegian shipping company Norwind Offshore.
This involves the Esbjerg-based company’s German subsidiary Wind Multiplikator, which has signed a charter agreement for a newly built CSOV vessel to perform maintenance tasks around a German wind farm.
This is stated by the parties in a press release.
The vessel, Norwind Maestro, will support the operation of the 400 MW offshore wind farm Global Tech I in the German part of the North Sea. The CSOV will be delivered in the first quarter of 2026, and a sister vessel will be available from the fourth quarter of 2025 to assist the project as needed.
Both vessels will be based in Emden, a central hub for offshore wind logistics in northern Germany.
Wind Multiplikator, which was acquired by Semco in 2023, operates and manages offshore wind assets. Global Tech I has been in operation since 2015.
Further commercial and technical details of the charter agreement have not been disclosed, but according to Spash247, the contract has an initial term of 10 years.
Both CSOV vessels measure 85 meters and are designed by Vard Design in Ålesund, Norway.
– These vessels will enable us to execute our full-service agreement even more efficiently and thereby improve the long-term performance and operational safety of the wind turbines, says Michael Munder-Oschimek, Managing Director of Wind Multiplikator.
The two vessels will play a central role in Wind Multiplikator’s service agreement for Global Tech I, which includes comprehensive maintenance of 80 AREVA M5000 wind turbines.
The agreement includes scheduled maintenance, troubleshooting with engineering support, preventive maintenance operations, and a guarantee for the wind farm’s availability.
– The addition of the CSOV will significantly improve reliability and uptime, while offering technicians a safe and stable platform for their tasks, says Thomas Thomsen, Senior Vice President, Renewables at Semco Maritime.
