Dong Fang Offshore orders key mission equipment for the conversion of the Orient Adventurer
Dong Fang Offshore Co., Ltd. (DFO) today announces the purchase of a brand new cable carousel to be fit in the hold of the “Orient Adventurer”, furthering its commitment to deliver end-to-end solutions in the installation of cables for the offshore wind, interconnector and telecoms industries. The investment decision was made independently by DFO, is not tied to any specific project and represents a major investment in cable installation capacity for wind farms in the APAC region.
The investment represents a continued commitment by DFO to invest in a challenging offshore wind environment in order to ensure that customers in Taiwan and the region have reliable solutions for the installation of power cables on offshore wind projects. The conversion works for the installation of the cable carousel will begin at the end of 2023, and can be completed within the first half of 2024. DFO have selected Huisman as the manufacturer of the cable carousel due to their track record delivering high quality solutions, and has an option from the same manufacturer for the purchase of a modular cable laying spread suitable for the installation of inter-array, export and telecoms cables.
After conversion, the Orient Adventurer will be able to fulfill multiple roles across the offshore energy industry, including horizontal lay for fixed bottom offshore wind projects and telecom interconnects through its horizontal cable lay system from the built in carousel, vertical lay for floating offshore wind and energy projects through its vertical lay system, subsea installation and intervention works including the installation of floating wind turbine mooring systems utilizing its 250MT heave compensated crane and built in work-class ROV spread, and walk to work operations in harsh weather through an optionally-installed walk to work system. The Orient Adventurer is presently chartered to a leading offshore wind developer as a year-round walk to work vessel, demonstrating her capability to deliver productivity through both summer and challenging winter months, and we look forward to continuing this track record as we take on more complex installation scopes.
Polin Chen, CEO of Dong Fang Offshore says “this investment continues our trajectory of commitments to deliver a sustainable local supply chain to support offshore survey, construction and O&M activities within the APAC region. We look forward to seeing our new investment arrive in Taiwan and start delivering real value for our customers”.
Dong Fang Offshore was founded in 2019 as a dedicated, pure-play owner and operator of wind farm construction and support vessels in APAC.
Dong Fang Offshore Co., Ltd. (DFO) today announces the purchase of a brand new cable carousel to be fit in the hold of the “Orient Adventurer”, furthering its commitment to deliver end-to-end solutions in the installation of cables for the offshore wind, interconnector and telecoms industries. The investment decision was made independently by DFO, is not tied to any specific project and represents a major investment in cable installation capacity for wind farms in the APAC region.
The investment represents a continued commitment by DFO to invest in a challenging offshore wind environment in order to ensure that customers in Taiwan and the region have reliable solutions for the installation of power cables on offshore wind projects. The conversion works for the installation of the cable carousel will begin at the end of 2023, and can be completed within the first half of 2024. DFO have selected Huisman as the manufacturer of the cable carousel due to their track record delivering high quality solutions, and has an option from the same manufacturer for the purchase of a modular cable laying spread suitable for the installation of inter-array, export and telecoms cables.
After conversion, the Orient Adventurer will be able to fulfill multiple roles across the offshore energy industry, including horizontal lay for fixed bottom offshore wind projects and telecom interconnects through its horizontal cable lay system from the built in carousel, vertical lay for floating offshore wind and energy projects through its vertical lay system, subsea installation and intervention works including the installation of floating wind turbine mooring systems utilizing its 250MT heave compensated crane and built in work-class ROV spread, and walk to work operations in harsh weather through an optionally-installed walk to work system. The Orient Adventurer is presently chartered to a leading offshore wind developer as a year-round walk to work vessel, demonstrating her capability to deliver productivity through both summer and challenging winter months, and we look forward to continuing this track record as we take on more complex installation scopes.
Polin Chen, CEO of Dong Fang Offshore says “this investment continues our trajectory of commitments to deliver a sustainable local supply chain to support offshore survey, construction and O&M activities within the APAC region. We look forward to seeing our new investment arrive in Taiwan and start delivering real value for our customers”.
Dong Fang Offshore was founded in 2019 as a dedicated, pure-play owner and operator of wind farm construction and support vessels in APAC.