LDA and Tidal Transit to Provide Crew Transfer Vessel for Offshore Wind Farm

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and its joint venture partner, Tidal Transit, have been selected by wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa to provide a crew transfer vessel for the Eoliennes en mer des îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm in France.

Under the contract, the JV company LD Tide will operate a 24-passenger CTV from mid-2025.

The deal marks the second award to LD Tide by Siemens Gamesa, with the first CTV Acti’vent, operating at the Fécamp offshore wind farm since October 2023.

The new vessel is one of two CTVs ordered by LD Tide at Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine to cover the growing demand of the rapidly evolving French offshore wind sector.

The CTV will be manned by a French crew and will be operated under the French flag, LDA said.

The EMYN offshore wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 488 MW, generating 1,900 GWh per year, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 800,000 people. The project is owned by Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, Banque des Territoires, and Vendée Energie.