Maersk Supply Service (Denmark) recently signed a contract for the construction of one offshore support vessel (OSV) to support offshore drilling and production platforms with CRIST Shipyard in Poland.
The new vessel is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2027, when it will serve the White Rose field off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The new vessel belongs to a new generation of offshore platform vessels, adopting the 995L SBC design of Polish ship design company MMC Ship Design & Marine Consulting.
Classed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the vessel is 109.7 meters in length and 22 meters in beam, with an ice class notation.
It is equipped with the DP3 dynamic positioning system that improves operational efficiency in all modes of operation, a working gangway and two sets of 1 MWh batteries, which are expected to result in fuel savings of 35%.
Upon delivery, the vessel can be used for offshore operations such as transporting platform personnel, supporting drilling operations, performing long-term emergency missions near the platform (ensuring the safety of the platform and nearby facilities, and being ready to evacuate crew members in the event of an emergency), emergency tugging, as well as monitoring and preventing ice buildup.
Industry sources said the new vessel ordered by Maersk Marine Services is for Cenovus Energy and the value of the order has not yet been disclosed.
The White Rose field is understood to be jointly owned by Cenovus Energy (60%) and Suncor Energy (40%). The field is equipped with a fixed drilling rig connected to the 130,000 barrels per day FPSO-Sea Rose. The FPSO is currently being upgraded at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in the UK.
