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WMO and UMO form new joint venture in Taiwan

By: Tom Russell 28/06/2021 World Marine Offshore

General Logistics Vessels

World Marine Offshore (WMO) has entered into a joint venture agreement with U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation (U-Ming) to jointly establish U-MING MARINE OFFSHORE COMPANY LIMITED (UMO) to pursue activities within the offshore wind sector in Taiwan.

Matthias Ens has been appointed General Manager for UMO with experience in the offshore wind industry in Europe. He will lead a local workforce and officially launch the turnkey offshore wind logistic business.

UMO has already signed a contract for construction of two Inertia M3 High Speed Passenger Cat. A Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). The two new ships will be delivered in the second quarter of 2022. UMO expects to purchase two more similar CTVs in the fourth quarter of this year, and they are expected to join the operation after completion of the reflagging process.

The CTVs of the joint venture have already secured charter contracts for offshore wind farms. The UMO fleet consists of trimaran SWATH vessels that are fitted with a patented hydraulic fender system "Soft Bow", that is designed to support activity in higher seas. In addition, UMO has invested in ship digitisation, and BareFLEET remote monitoring system. The system is used to send daily reports on crew, technicians and equipment scheduling, fuel consumption, weather observations, safety checks and drills to customers, as well as to ensure that shore-based managers are fully aware of the vessels' operational status and safety.

U-Ming currently owns Capesize, Pana max, Post Panamax, Supra max, Ultramax, cement tankers, VLCCs, and VLOCs, and the average age of its own bulk carrier fleet is about 5.7 years. With joint venture and under construction ships, U-Ming has a fleet of 60 ships and a total deadweight tonnage of 8.39 million tons. It has overseas subsidiaries in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Xiamen.

WMO was established in 2012 and operates in the offshore wind industry across Europe, Taiwan, and USA. At present, WMO manages 11 ships and is, in addition to its vessel operation, provider of large-scale turnkey solutions for Balance of Plant work, subsea work and offshore logistics solutions for commissioning of offshore substations. In 2019, WMO entered Taiwan to expand its offshore wind business and has successively cooperated and secured contracts with Boskalis, Hitachi, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas Offshore and other clients.

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