- Maersk Supply Service has disclosed a partnership with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to collaborate on a wind farm feeder concept.
- The new build feeder spread will ferry wind turbine components or foundations to the installation site.
Maersk Supply Service, an offshore marine services provider, has disclosed a partnership with US marine transportation company Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to collaborate on the construction and operation of a wind farm feeder concept.
The wind farm feeder spread design is specifically for Maersk Supply Service’s next-generation wind installation vessel. Also, the feeder spread includes two tugs and two barges scheduled for delivery in 2026.
They will be owned and operated by ECO and built by US shipyard group Bollinger Shipyards. The new feeder spread will ferry wind turbine components or foundations to the installation site while the wind installation vessel (WIV) stays at the location to carry out successive installations.
Maersk Supply Service CEO Christian M. Ingerslev said, “Maersk Supply Service’s new installation concept can make offshore wind farm installations significantly faster with estimated efficiency gains of 30%. The partnership with ECO makes this new technology available for the US offshore wind market, enabling faster offshore wind installations in the US.”
Maersk Supply Service announced plans to build its new wind installation vessel for the US market in 2022 to install the Empire 1 and 2 wind farms.