Van Oord’s subsidiary MPI Offshore has signed a three-year framework contract with Vattenfall for the charter of offshore installation vessel MPI Resolution. The MPI Resolution will be tasked with servicing Vattenfall turbines with a maximum power output of 5 MW across Northern Europe.
Wind turbines rotate and inevitably experience wear and tear over time, necessitating both scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs. The enhanced availability of the MPI Resolution will help maximise the efficiency of Vattenfall’s offshore turbines, ultimately increasing fossil-free electricity generation from its existing assets. This contract will provide guaranteed availability of the vessel for several months each year, primarily during the peak maintenance season from early March to late October.
The MPI Resolution is an offshore installation vessel owned by Van Oord. For several years now, MPI Offshore has delivered O&M services across Vattenfall's entire portfolio of offshore wind farms in Europe. The MPI Resolution is the world’s first purpose-built vessel for installing offshore wind turbines, foundations and transition pieces. It is a unique combination of tested technologies applied in innovative ways to provide a single-vessel solution for the offshore wind sector. The vessel is dedicated to the O&M market and is fully committed to offshore heavy maintenance campaigns involving major components.
"We are pleased to announce this contract and look forward to deepening our relationship with Van Oord as a trusted partner. By ensuring the availability of the MPI Resolution, we anticipate significant improvements in our O&M activities." — Pavlo Malyshenko, Head of Offshore Generation at Vattenfall
"Van Oord recognises the importance of strategic partnerships, and we are proud that Vattenfall has once again selected us as a trusted partner to maintain their European offshore wind portfolio. This new long-term framework contract for heavy maintenance, which succeeds our previous four-year framework contract, ensures the continuous deployment of our MPI Resolution in the growing O&M market." — Arnoud Kuis, Managing Director Offshore Energy at Van Oord