North Star has secured a contract with Siemens Gamesa to build a hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) for long-term charter at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm development, located off the Suffolk coast, England.The vessel will be built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. in India. The vessel will accommodate up to 60 wind technicians, supporting maintenance operations across all 95 wind turbines at the East Anglia Hub development. It features a height-adjustable motion-compensated gangway for safe crew transfers and North Star’s Decision Support system to support zero-carbon objectives. The new SOV is expected to be delivered to Siemens Gamesa for operations at the East Anglia Three development in late 2026. The East Anglia Three wind farm will have a total capacity of 1,400MW.
