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INTERVIEW PIETER VAN OORD, CEO,VAN OORD “We believe that when you build a wind turbine installation vessel, you should actually keep in mind not the next generation turbine, but the next, next generation turbine.”

Pieter van Oord, CEO, Van Oord 2021 Investments

At year-end 2021, Van Oord’s total

The Aeolus, at sea. committed investment program was EUR 800 million. Here are the highlights.

¦ Van Oord’s two new hybrid water injection dredgers (WIDs) Maas and

Mersey were put into service in the summer of 2021, replacing the ? rst generation of WIDs.

¦ Van Oord’s three new LNG trailing suction hopper dredgers are on their way. The Vox Ariane will become operational in June 2022. The Vox

Apolonia will follow six months later and the Vox Alexia a further six months later.

These three new dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredgers have cleaner emissions and a signi? cantly lower carbon footprint than conventional trailing suction hopper dredgers.

¦ Van Oord’s invested in a new cable- laying vessel named Calypso. The vessel will be capable of laying AC and HVDC cables and mark the next generation of energy-ef? cient cable-laying vessels. It is expected to be fully operational by 2023.

¦ In September 2021, Van Oord also ordered a new jack-up vessel called

Boreas. The vessel will be capable of transporting and installing the next generation of 25 MW wind turbines. It will be the largest of its kind. This green vessel has been designed to operate on methanol fuel and is expected to enter the market in 2024. The investment in the

Boreas is the largest capital expenditure for a vessel in Van Oord’s history.

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