Acta Marine has held an official naming ceremony for its construction service operation vessel (CSOV) Acta Hercules in IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
The vessel, delivered earlier this year as the second of the company's four new CSOVs, has a five-year charter with Vestas to support the construction of offshore wind projects across Northwest Europe.
The first assignment for Acta Hercules under the contract is on the Hollandse Kust West project in the Netherlands, where the CSOV has already started working.
“Although Acta Hercules is already successfully supporting our client Vestas, this christening provides an opportunity to recognise the many people, partners and organisations who contributed to her development, construction and delivery. Acta Hercules strengthens our ability to support clients in the rapidly growing offshore wind market”, said Rob Boer, CEO of Acta Marine.
So far, Acta Marine has taken delivery of three out of four new vessels the company ordered at Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye: Acta Pegasus, Acta Hercules and Acta Gemini. CSOV Acta Gemini has been chartered by RWE for the Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK.
The company expects to take delivery of the fourth and final vessel in the series later this year. Once Acta Aquarius is handed over to Acta Marine, the company’s fleet will comprise seven dedicated walk-to-work and construction service operation vessels.