Siemens orders two service vessels

GERMANY: Siemens has signed an agreement with ship operator Bernhard Schulte for the supply of two purpose-built service operations vessels to work on projects in the German North Sea.

by Patrick Smith 13 January 2015

The new vessels are due to be commissioned in 2016 and 2017

The two new vessels will be manufactured by Norwegian ship builder Ulstein Verft at its shipyard in Ulsteinvik.

They will be used to service the Gemini, Sandbank and DanTysk offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. They are expected to be operational in 2016 and 2017, in line with the commissioning dates of Gemini and Sandbank.

Siemens is set to start using its first two service operations vessels this year. They were commissioned specifically for the Butendiek and Baltic II offshore wind projects in German waters.