Europe’s leading offshore wind vessel operator, ESVAGT, is well on its way to establishing itself on another continent.?
Through a joint venture partnership with the Korean shipping company, KMC Line, ESVAGT will deploy its expertise in the growing South Korean offshore wind market, where current plans include as much as 18.3 GW offshore wind to be established by 2030.?
The agreement for the new joint venture, KESTO, was signed at a ceremony in Seoul, in the presence of more than 70 customers, partners, and officials. The new joint venture is well into constructive discussions with partners on several Korean offshore wind farms to be established from 2027 onwards.?
“It is our ambition to grow, and we are responding to a request from our customers to be able to draw on known skills and competences in new markets,” said ESVAGT CEO, Søren Karas.
“The potential of the Korean offshore wind market is very attractive, but as an emerging market it also comes with unknowns. International developers and turbine manufacturers have a heightened focus on using well-known partners and respected suppliers when much else is new. That is to our advantage.”
The partnership with KMC Line ensures that the new joint venture has the optimal prerequisites for success.
Jacob Lykke-Kjeldsen, Senior Sales Executive at ESVAGT, added: “KMC Line brings important market insight and strong relationships with local partners and authorities as well as the largest maritime universities in Korea. This will be important in combining ESVAGT’s years of experience within offshore wind in a new market and in ensuring a competent delivery and quality product from the first day.”
James Jonghoon Kim, President and CEO of KMC Line, concluded: “The Korean offshore wind market is one of the fastest growing markets. We have a strong industrial base in South Korea but lack experience and the standard of service quality in the offshore wind industry. When we combine ESVAGT’s expertise and experience in SOVs with KMC Line’s regional maritime knowledge, I am convinced that KESTO will raise the bar for both safety and service quality in the industry.”
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