The dual-derrick drillship is the first-ever unit delivered with two 20,000-psi blowout preventers (BOPs), well-control, riser, and piping systems for high-pressure and high-temperature drilling and completion operations.
The launching of another Commissioning Service Operation Vessel for the Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind ASA has taken place at the GONDAN facilities in Figueras, Castropol, coinciding with the high tide.
Japanese shipping heavyweight NYK has held a naming ceremony for the second dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation.
The vessels will be used to maneuver the barges that transport waste down the River Thames to Cory’s sorting facilities for either recycling or energy recovery.
The CSOV will provide charter services to support the growing offshore wind farm industry in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, based on a minimum utilisation commitment per annum, over a 3-year period.
Windcat has announced an order for the construction of a series of hydrogen-powered Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs), with Damen Shipyards.
