Taiwan-based offshore wind service player Dong Fang Offshore has won a contract for its CSOV newbuild from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for work on the Fengmiao I offshore wind project. The vessel has already been ordered and will be delivered in the first quarter of 2027 from the shipyard and will sail under the flag of Taiwan. CIP and Dong Fang have previously worked together on the Changfang & Xidao and Zhongneng projects. The commitment made by the Danish firm was the reason for the construction of the new vessel to be permanently based in the APAC region. Under this deal, the Fengmiao I project will have a fit-for-purpose vessel to support operations and de-risking project delivery. The CSOV shall be capable of supporting the installation of foundations, cables, and turbines as well as maintenance work. “CIP was the inaugural charterer of the first Taiwanese construction support vessel, the Orient Constructor, and this new award of a CSOV charter demonstrates the long-term investment and support that CIP has made into suppliers like Dong Fang to develop us from a small local vessel supplier into an organization that can deliver large scopes to international standards,” said Polin Chen, CEO of Dong Fang. “We have always understood the pivotal role the Fengmiao I project has as a cornerstone for the entire Round 3 development in Taiwan. We’ve been shouldering the weight of establishing a well-functioning, competitive local supply chain since Round 2, and we will keep doing so in Round 3,” added Marina Hsu, CIP regional managing director. Fengmiao I has a capacity of 500MW and will provide power for about half a million households. It is part of the larger Fengmiao wind project located 35 km off the coast of Taichung and has a total capacity of 1.8GW. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsDenmark Offshore Wind Taiwan