Havyard delivers windmill OSV to Esvagt

The first two Havyard 832 SOV vessels were ordered in July 2013, with the second due for delivery in March. Both will be used under long-term contracts with Siemens for service assignments at offshore windfarms. The third vessel is destined for Dudgeon windfarm, operated by Statoil.

Kenneth Pettersen, head of ship technology at Havyard Group said: “Havyard has good references and a strong position in designing, building and fitting out advanced vessels for use in connection with offshore oil production. We have now used this expertise and experience to gain a foothold in the new and exciting renewable energy segment.”

Havyard Design & Solutions delivered the design and detailed engineering for production of the vessel while Havyard Power & Systems, was responsible for electrical engineering, automation and alarm systems and bridge.

The company said the contract will also have ripple effects in the maritime cluster in Western Norway in the form of deliveries of equipment and services to the yard during the building of the ships. Gisle Vinjevoll Thrane, senior vice president sales at Havyard Design & Solutions, noted that the economic climate could help the company find more opportunities beyond the oil and gas sectors.

“The low exchange rate for the Norwegian krone is an advantage for us, and we are now finding that we can compete with countries that we have previously regarded as low-cost countries,” he said. “This is a golden opportunity for foreign shipping companies, or shipping companies whose revenues are in foreign currency, to build in Norway.”