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KESTO, the new joint venture between Danish ESVAGT and South Korean KMC Line, has secured its first contracts. From 2028 and for a period of minimum ten years, KESTO will provide vessels to Vestas for their service scope on Shinan-Ui offshore windfarm.
KESTO will be servicing Vestas from the construction phase, and once the wind farm is operational, KESTO will deliver service operations for Vestas in the wind farm until 2039.
KESTO has now initiated the construction of two 27-meter-long Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), each with capacity for 24 technicians. The vessels will safely transfer the technicians to the Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines for daily service and maintenance.
The vessels, which are of European design and carefully selected based on performance and site-specific conditions, will be built at a Korean shipyard, adding to KESTO’s ambitions and commitments in supporting the local supply chain. KESTO will take delivery of the vessels in Q1 2028.
KMC’s strong crew base and connections with Korean maritime universities will provide personnel, and joint training aboard ESVAGT’s vessels will ensure a solid competency base before operations begin.
