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In the Shipyard

Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs

Walland Kenn Kenn t t et eth h h h h W W W Wall ll ll lland d d d K K K Kenneth Walland,

CEO, Edda Wind

Photo Courtesy Gondan / inset photo © Edda Wind

Edda Wind Orders More CSOVs orwegian offshore wind services company Edda Wind The vessels has ordered three more Commissioning Service Op- The newbuild, to be built at Gondan shipyard, is a Salt 0217

Neration Vessels (CSOV) in addition to the six vessels design and a planned delivery in July 2024. The vessel will the company has under construction. be a sister vessel of the four vessels already under construc-

The vessels are designed for service operations during the tion at Gondan. “The vessel will be number eighteen ordered commissioning and operation of offshore wind farms. The by companies with relation to the Østensjø Group, including three vessels will be prepared for the installation of zero-emis- seven Edda Wind vessels. With this track record, it is needless sion technology in the same way as the ? rst six vessels, based to say that we consider Gondan to be an excellent shipbuilder. on funding from Enova, according to Edda Wind. We know their capabilities very well, and the yard has proven “Including the three latest newbuildings, the company will to deliver the quality we require and are very happy to enter have a ? eet of eleven purpose-built vessels, of which six are into a new contract with them,” said Walland.

contracted on mid- to long term contracts with key clients like

Ørsted, Vestas, Ocean Breeze, SSE, and Siemens Gamesa,” Edda Wind Lands Dogger Bank Contract

Haugesund-based Edda Wind said. The two newbuilds at Colombo will be of Salt 0425 design,

When it comes to the three newly ordered vessels, one ves- which is a further development of the Salt 0217 design. The sel will be built at Astilleros Gondan (Gondan), Spain and two ? rst vessel will be delivered in January 2024 and the second vessels to be built at Colombo Dockyard PLC (Colombo), Sri vessel in July 2024.

Lanka. In addition, the company has options with the yards “The 89.3 meters long vessels will function as mother ships to build more vessels. Kenneth Walland, CEO of Edda Wind: for wind turbine technicians as they perform commissioning “Ordering another three purpose-built CSOVs will further and maintenance work on the wind turbines. Comfortable strengthen Edda Wind’s leading position within offshore cabins and high standard common areas can accommodate up wind. By building a series of vessels like this, and with the to 97 technicians and 23 marine crew onboard. Anti-heeling experience and knowledge we have from the vessels cur- and roll reduction systems will provide good working condi- rently under construction, we are able to acquire these vessels tions onboard. at competitive prices. Tremendous growth is expected in the The motion-compensated gangway system with an adjust- offshore wind market over the next decades, and the move is able pedestal will ensure safe and optimal connections to a clear signal on Edda Wind’s ambition to be a world-leading the turbines, even in harsh weather conditions. The design is provider in this segment.” In the fourth quarter of 2021 Edda optimized for an ef? cient logistical operation for the turbine

Wind was listed at Oslo Stock exchange through an IPO, rais- technicians,” Edda Wind said of its new vessels, which will be ing almost $113 million in new capital. delivered under the Norwegian ? ag.

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