Sembcorp Marine, through its subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters, has secured a contract for the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) based on its in-house design in collaboration with an unnamed customer.
The WTIV project is scheduled to be completed in early 2025.
Sembcorp Marine collaborated with its customer intensively over two years providing design development and verification work.
Sembcorp Marine said it will build a WTIV capable of operating at a high level of efficiency and to handle the next generation of wind turbines.
These are scaled up in size with longer, lighter rotor blades, taller towers, more reliable drivetrains, performance- optimising control systems and multi-megawatt power generation.
Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters senior vice president Wong Teck Cheong said: “We are grateful for the confidence our customer has placed with Sembcorp Marine to bring this breakthrough WTIV design to the offshore wind market.
“The Group looks forward to continuing the close collaboration with our customer to execute this project and contribute to the pace of energy transition.”