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Van Oord and NYK ink Japanese installation vessel MoU

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 16/01/2020 Van Oord
Van Oord and NYK have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly own and operate offshore wind installation vessels under the Japanese flag. The vessels will be used for the transport and installation of both the foundations and wind turbines for offshore wind farms.

In addition to the collaboration for offshore installation vessels, NYK and Van Oord are also exploring opportunities to collaborate on other types of vessels required for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms.

Van Oord stated that it has been involved in over 40 offshore wind projects as Engineering Procurement Construction and Installation (EPCI) contractor in Europe, where the offshore wind industry is already well developed.

The NYK Group manages and operates more than 700 vessels, both internationally and locally. The group has experience in reflagging vessels to and operating vessels under the Japanese flag. This is a requirement for offshore wind contractors when working in Japanese territorial waters.


4C Offshore estimates that ~2.9 GW of offshore wind could be underway in Japan by 2030, based on projects in the pipeline. Later this year the Japanese government is expected to launch it first offshore wind auction with winners to be announced by the end of 2020.


The announcement follows news this morning that NYK Line with Northern Offshore Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), primarily concerning the building and operating of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).

For more information on offshore wind farms worldwide, click here.

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