RWE Offshore Wind has entered into an operations and maintenance (O&M) jack-up vessel framework agreement with Ziton.
Under the four-year agreement Ziton will provide RWE’s offshore wind business with vessel, lifting and auxiliary services for a minimum of 180 days of support every year.
The partnership will cover all UK and European operational offshore wind assets of RWE that are accessible with Ziton’s fleet of jack-up vessels.
It will enable a standardised and lean approach to major component exchanges across the RWE portfolio and “reduces price uncertainty in a tighter market environment”.
Thomas Michel, Director Operations at RWE Offshore Wind, said: “RWE has worked with Ziton very successfully on many occasions over recent years.
“With our in-house capabilities and the new partnership, we will be able to improve our approach towards major component exchanges further and bring performance to the next level.”
Thorsten Jalk, CEO of Ziton, added: “The agreement is testimony to the services of our company and comes on the back of years of successful cooperation between the companies.
“It marks a fundamental commitment from both parties which secures the continued successful operation of RWE’s offshore wind assets for the next four years.”