North Star has officially named its first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), the Grampian Kestrel.The vessel was named at a ceremony at VARD’s shipyard in Vard Langsten in Norway on May 6.The
North Star has officially named its first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), the Grampian Kestrel.
The vessel was named at a ceremony at VARD’s shipyard in Vard Langsten in Norway on May 6.
The Grampian Kestrel is the first of two CSOVs to be delivered this year, as part of the firm’s drive to support its growing portfolio of offshore wind clients with cutting-edge tonnage and exceptional service.
The new vessel, of VARD 4 22 design, will go on service with EnBW and precede the decade-long minimum charter contract the firm signed in 2024 to provide a SOV (of VARD 407 design) for the German energy utility firm’s He Dreiht wind farm in the North Sea.
A high specification vessel, the Grampian Kestrel has the ability to support all aspects of the wind farm’s life cycle, offering essential accommodation and logistics to support construction and commissioning works.
Following this, it will lead EnBW’s operations and maintenance activities until the newbuild SOV is delivered in the third quarter 2026.
The VARD 4 22 design has been developed in close collaboration with Vard Design, with new methanol ready hybrid-propulsion solutions and an increased number of single cabins, providing hotel quality
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