Windcat opts hydrogen-powered CSOV

Crew transfer vessel operator Windcat, part of Antwerp-based shipping and logistics group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), has tapped Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards for the construction of a series of hydrogen-powered commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The so-called ‘Elevation Series’ CSOVs have been designed by Damen Shipyards in cooperation with Windcat and CMB’s clean technology division,

Acta Marine signs contract build methanol-powered CSOVs

Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two next-generation, Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The Netherlands-based maritime support provider has also reserved options for two additional CSOVs for delivery at a later stage. The vessels are primarily aimed at the offshore wind