COSCO SHIPPING Specialized awarded contract to transport monopiles for Moray West offshore wind farm.
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd. is pleased to be awarded by Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Ltd. for the transportation of monopiles from China to the Moray Firth, Scotland. COSCO will provide two X-class type vessels in 2023.
This award underscores COSCO continuing support for developing offshore wind with Moray West generating capacity of 882MW powering up to 640,000 UK homes.
About COSCO SHIPPING
The total fleet of COSCO SHIPPING comprises of 1,362 vessels with a capacity of 111.59 million DWT, ranking No.1 in the world. Its container fleet capacity is 526 vessels / 3.14 million TEU, ranking the third in the world. Its self-owned dry bulk fleet (431 vessels / 42.64million DWT), tanker fleet(221 vessels / 28.74 million DWT), general cargo and specialized cargo fleet (149 vessels / 4.53 million DWT), are No.1 in the world in terms of capacity.
Media contact
Peter Hansen, President, COSCO Heavy Transport M: +1 281 222-8480
About Moray West
The Moray West project is being developed by Ocean Winds. Ignitis Group has a minor shareholding. Ocean Winds is the result of a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables (EDPR) and ENGIE.
Media contact
Roger McMichael, Stakeholder Manager M: 07717 367 150
