Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced a plan to acquire a 5% share in Seajacks International Limited Group, which owns and operates five Self-Elevating Platform vessels, from Marubeni Corporation.
This platform is equipped with legs that rest on the seabed and move up and down. The vessel establishes offshore solar power generation systems by moving the platform up to the sea surface with a crane. By raising and maintaining a level higher than the waves, the generators can operate even in rough seas. It can be used also to help maintain offshore oil and gas rigs.
This is a new offshore business for MOL, following Floating Production, Storage & Offloading System (FPSO), Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), shuttle tanker, and subsea support vessel. It consists also the first step to move into the renewable energy business field through involvement in installation of offshore wind power generation systems, which is expanding in Europe and other areas around the world.
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