Mitsui OSK Traces (MOL) has contracted a non-public Chinese language yard, Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering, for the development of a module service that can serve the Japanese offshore wind sector.
The 13,000 dwt newbuild is ready for supply within the spring of 2026 below a contract with JFE Engineering to ship offshore wind turbine foundations to building websites in Japan. Monetary phrases haven’t been revealed.
The vessel can be about 150 m lengthy and operated by MOL Coastal Transport below the administration of MOL Drybulk, which presently additionally operates a 3,700 dwt module service on a time constitution in waters off the coast of Asia.
The Japanese transport large mentioned it expects home demand for wind turbine elements to extend in quite a lot of eventualities. The corporate has been steadily rising its offshore wind enterprise in Asia with investments in a number of segments, together with crew switch vessels and building service operation models.
The newest newbuild would be the first coastal module service in Japan and match to hold monopiles, towers, blades, nacelles, and floating foundations, MOL mentioned.
