{"id":129083,"date":"2026-07-14T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/129083\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:38:09","slug":"orsted-and-windcat-extend-crew-transfer-vessel-pact-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/129083\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00d8rsted and Windcat Extend Crew Transfer Vessel Pact in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windcat and \u00d8rsted have signed contracts to supply long-term crew transfer vessel services to support \u00d8rsted\u2019s offshore wind farm operations based out of Grimsby.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Windcat-CTV-in-Grimsby-768x570.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Source: \u00d8rsted<\/p>\n<p>\u00d8rsted\u2019s Generation UK Hub operates and maintains six offshore wind farms from Grimsby\u2019s Royal Docks, delivering green energy to millions of homes and businesses. <\/p>\n<p>The agreements commenced in June and will run for a firm term of five years, with optional extensions available.<\/p>\n<p>All seven vessels have already been operating on \u00d8rsted\u2019s UK projects. While previous agreements included extension options, \u00d8rsted has elected to enter new long-term contracts for the entire Windcat fleet, reflecting confidence in Windcat\u2019s operational performance, safety standards and service delivery. <\/p>\n<p>All vessels have been operational on \u00d8rsted\u2019s offshore wind farms based out of Grimsby, demonstrating that the mix of medium and large vessels provides strong performance, value, reliability and safety.<\/p>\n<p>Willem van der Wel, Managing Director at Windcat Workboats, said: \u201d\u00d8rsted\u2019s long term commitment to charter seven of our vessels to support their UK Hub is a testament to the high class services we provide. With four 12-seater vessels and three high performance 24 seater vessels they have a versatile fleet that ensures high accessibility and flexibility. The partnership supports the ongoing delivery of safe, reliable and efficient offshore operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The contracts further strengthen the long-standing Windcat and \u00d8rsted relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Hickson, Head of Nearshore, Generation UK at \u00d8rsted, said: \u201d\u00d8rsted and Windcat have a long-standing relationship. We\u2019re pleased to extend our partnership with these seven vessels. This extension reinforces our commitment to safe, efficient operations and to delivering clean energy to communities across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OW.biz-img-white-bckgrnd-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Reach the offshore wind industry in one go!<\/p>\n<p>offshoreWIND.biz is read by thousands of offshore wind professionals every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Increase your visibility with banners, tell your story with a branded article, and showcase your expertise with a full-page company profile in our offshore wind business directory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Follow offshoreWIND.biz on:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Windcat and \u00d8rsted have signed contracts to supply long-term crew transfer vessel services to support \u00d8rsted\u2019s offshore wind&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[285],"tags":[287,62810],"class_list":["post-129083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orsted","tag-orsted","tag-windcat"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116917666616735958","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}