Singapore offshore vessel participant and shipyard Marco Polo Marine, together with its Taiwan-based subsidiary PKR Offshore, has entered right into a financing settlement for its offshore wind commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) newbuild.
The financing deal for the purpose-built CSOV, to be named Wind Archer, was signed with Taiwan-based banking holding firm Financial institution Sinopac.
The financial institution has been a powerful advocate for web zero and is supporting the localisation drive within the offshore wind market in Taiwan.
“We look ahead to constructing a long-term partnership with them for our fleet growth in Asia-Pacific within the coming years,” PKR Offshore stated on LinkedIn.
The brand new CSOV, which may accommodate as much as 110 individuals, is presently below building at Marco Polo Shipyard in Batam, Indonesia, and is predicted to enter service within the East China Sea later this 12 months.
The Wind Archer has already received a contract with Danish wind turbine maker Vestas. Will probably be used throughout numerous offshore wind farms within the Asia Pacific area over three years, primarily based on a minimal yearly utilisation dedication.
