Van Oord takes delivery of methanol-ready offshore installation vessel

Dutch offshore construction company Van Oord has taken delivery of a methanol-ready offshore installation vessel from Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China.

PHOTO: Van Oord’s methanol-ready offshore installation vessel Boreas. Van Oord

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

The vessel Boreas is designed for transporting and installing foundations and turbines at offshore wind farms.

It will be commercially available from the third quarter of 2025.

By Tuhin Roy

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