Sea1 Offshore orders two more methanol-ready vessels

Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore has ordered two more methanol-ready offshore energy support vessels (OESVs).

CONCEPT: Model of Sea1 Offshore's methanol-ready offshore energy support vessel. Sea1 Offshore

Methanol-ready means that the vessels will not be capable of running on methanol upon delivery, but they will have the option to be retrofitted for methanol propulsion in the future. This implies they will likely run on fossil-based marine fuels upon delivery.

The 120-meter-long OESVs will be built by Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipping and will be delivered in the third and fourth quarters of 2027, Sea1 Offshore said.

This latest order is in addition to two similar methanol-ready vessels ordered last year and scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarter of 2027, the vessel operator added.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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