MOL targets Europe’s offshore wind support business with planned CSOVs

Two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels will be delivered in 2027.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Limited plans to own two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Cyprus-based shipping company Schoeller Holdings, with delivery scheduled in 2027.

Through this project, MOL will participate in the offshore wind support vessel business in Europe for the first time.

CSOV can accommodate windfarm technicians and is equipped with a higher capacity crane and a larger working deck space, which allows technicians to walk safely between the vessel and the wind turbines.

MOL has also decided to invest in Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt, a Germany-based offshore energy vessel developer and commercial operator, which will operate the vessels.