IOG partnered with SPO to bring in offshore support vessels in Taiwan
International Ocean Group (IOG), a local marine engineering group in Taiwan, collaborated with Swire Pacific Offshore(SPO), the world’s leading marine service supplier, to bring a Platform Supply Vessel Pacific Hornbill to Taiwan for noise mitigation duties on the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms.
Pacific Hornbill (IMO: 9579119) is an Offshore Supply Ship from Swire Pacific Offshore(SPO) that was built in 2012 by JMU MAIZURU SHIPYARD – MAIZURU, Japan. This vessel is designed with ample tank capacities and sufficient deck space suited for a variety of platform supply duties and various ancillary logistical requirements.
Since March, Pacific Hornbill has already begun to execute the noise mitigation project on Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms, which is currently under construction and expected to be completed in 2022. This mitigation is aimed to reduce these noise emissions generated during the construction of the wind farms. The vessel is currently at Taichung Port and sailing under the flag of Taiwan.
International Ocean Group (IOG) is an offshore wind power service group in Taiwan, offering integrated services across multiple sectors. IOG consists of several business units, including IOVTEC, CWind Taiwan and Fugro IOVTEC. With an aim to take real action to build local offshore wind farm industry chain in Taiwan. Through various cross-disciplinary cooperation, the services cover marine surveys, geotechnical surveys, construction support, O&M services, subsea cable solutions, vessel charter and talents cultivation. The track record of IOG could be seen in every offshore wind farm in Taiwan. So far, IOG owns 10 Taiwan-flagged vessels, including offshore working vessels and Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV).
Established since 1975, SPO is a trusted marine services provider that prides itself to deliver safe, high quality, reliable and sustainable marine services. The company’s operations are predominantly based in the Greater China region, where the Swire group has been established for over 150 years. So far, five offshore vessels from SPO operating in Taiwan with one reflagged recently, that is, Pacific Hornbill.
SPO and IOG desire to collaborate to provide marine services to the offshore renewable energy industry in Taiwan. SPO and IOG are going to jointly bring more offshore supply vessels or platform supply vessels, like Pacific Hornbill, to Taiwan. Both parties together show a strong commitment to deliver reliable offshore wind solutions with high quality in Taiwan. With SPO’s strong global capabilities and IOG’s local experience, this collaboration is certainly on the way to be recognized as a market leader in offshore wind industry across multiple sectors.
IOG-Public Relations Executive
李尹琦 Renata Lee
renata.lee@iovtec.com.tw
+886 2-2222-8936 #115
