Edda Wind has found work for two of its six under-construction commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs).
The John Fredriksen and Wilhelmsen-backed offshore vessel owner said on Tuesday that the 3,134-bhp Vestri Enabler (built 2024) and a yet-to-be-named CSOV being built at Vard’s Vietnamese yard are fixed on multi-month charters to begin after their deliveries.
Chief executive Kenneth Walland said: “Edda Wind is experiencing increased tendering activity and we are pleased to report evidence of such activity, including our ability to secure full employment for our fleet.”
The Vestri Enabler is being built at Astilleros Gondan in Spain and is set for delivery in late November.
It will go on charter for four months, plus extension options, to an unnamed charterer for work in the UK.
The second vessel, referred to by the company as the NB967, will go on charter to an undisclosed client for work in Taiwan.
The NB967 is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2025 and the charter will run six months with extension options. The company expects the ship to be employed at least until the end of next year.
Financial details for the charters were not disclosed.
Walland said the Taiwanese charter is exciting because it represents a new geographic market for the Edda Wind that is expected to grow in the coming years.
“We further expand our broad network of reputable counterparties and we are naturally very pleased to announce these two contracts,” he said.
The company also announced the contract for the 3,134-bhp Edda Nordri (built 2023) had been extended until the end of 2024.
That, plus the Vestri Enabler’s charter, means all its vessels are booked to the end of the year.
The company has 13 vessels in its fleet, including the six newbuildings.
Of the seven vessels on the water, four are CSOVs and three are service operation vessels.
