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Cammell Laird To Study Market Opportunities For UK-Built SOVs

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the National Shipbuilding Office and The Crown Estate, has appointed Cammell Laird, part of APCL Group, to carry out a detailed analysis of the future market opportunity for UK-built service operation vessels (SOVs) for offshore wind.

These two paragraphs explain the plan.

According to an ORE Catapult analysis, hundreds of SOVs will likely be in operation worldwide in the coming years as global offshore wind capacity is expected to grow to over 850 GW by 2050. To support the capacity expansion, the global SOV fleet will need to grow as well, with an associated global market of nearly GBP 35 billion (approximately EUR 41.6 billion) expected between now and 2050.

The UK SOV Manufacturing Business Case Development study for which Cammell Laird has been commissioned will help to develop knowledge of how the UK can provide vessel manufacturing to support offshore wind, delivering jobs and economic investment to communities around the country, according to ORE Catapult.

These are my thoughts.

Cammell Laird Are Also To Build A New Mersey Ferry

I wrote about this in Sail Into The Future In Style With Super-Realistic Virtual Tour Of The New Mersey Ferry.

I wouldn’t put it past Liverpool, to use one of the City’s famous icons to sell UK-built service operation vessels (SOVs) for offshore wind.

Will Rolls-Royce Get Involved?

In Rolls-Royce Powers World’s Fastest Offshore Crew Transfer Vessels, I describe how Rolls-Royce mtu are providing powerful engines for Italian Crew Offshore Vessels.

Will Rolls-Royce mtu provide the power for Cammell Laird’s service operation vessels?

March 18, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Cammell Laird, Crown Estate, Liverpool, Rolls-Royce mtu, Service Operation Vessel (SOV), Shipbuilding