Maersk Offshore Wind, a spin off from Maersk Supply Service, is set to provide installation services to the offshore wind market based on its Wind Installation Vessel concept, Maersk WIV.
The first of these vessels is currently under construction in Singapore at Seatrium. It is expected to be delivered next year for the installation of Empire Offshore Wind, owned by Equinor.
“We need new solutions to meet the ambitious goals for offshore wind capacity in Europe and the US.,” says Martin Larsen, CFO of A.P. Moller Holding and chair of Maersk Offshore Wind.
“Maersk Offshore Wind’s concept can reduce the installation time of offshore wind turbines by almost one-third, delivering energy to the grid faster and lowering total installation costs increasing the competitiveness of our customers when they bid for new projects. We are establishing Maersk Offshore Wind as an independent entity to leverage our decades of offshore expertise and accelerate the development of the offshore wind industry.”
Maersk Offshore Wind is owned by A.P. Moller Holding and will be headquartered in Denmark.
