A joint venture (JV) between Schoeller Holdings and Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DOS) has ordered four commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs) for deployment in the offshore wind and other segments of the offshore energy sector, marking its entry into the market which is, according to Philipp Maracke, Managing Partner of DOS, ‘desperate for new players and more ships’.

As disclosed, Schoeller Holdings placed an order for the construction of four ships at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, a member of the China State Shipbuilding Group.