Keel laying has been completed for OHT’s new crane vessel Alfa Lift currently under construction at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) yard in Jiangsu.
OHT said the milestone had been reached “weeks ahead of schedule” for the vessel, which will be the company’s first ship built just for the offshore wind sector.
The vessel is due to be delivered early 2021, with the next major milestone to be the launching ceremony planned for March 2020.
OHT chief executive Torgeir Ramstad said: “We have worked together with the shipyard in an open and cooperative way to ensure the utmost quality of construction. Because OHT places a high degree of importance on quality.
“According to our customers our vessel will be ground-breaking and will serve the growing offshore wind market for decades to come.
“The word ‘growing’ is perhaps not precise enough to describe what is happening in the offshore wind market.”