MOL Makes First Entry into Europe’s Offshore Wind SOV Business　商船三井、欧州洋上風力の支援船“SOV”事業に初参入

Expanding into Europe on the Back of Taiwan Experience, Accelerating Decarbonisation and Non-Shipping Business Growth

台湾での実績を基に欧州へ展開、脱炭素と非海運事業拡大を加速

MOL announced on March 9, 2026 that it will jointly own two offshore support vessels for offshore wind power generation, known as Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), with Schoeller Holdings Ltd., a Cyprus-based shipping company, and will invest in Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt, a Germany-based company that operates the vessels.

■The following content can be read in the full article (approximately 3,000 words)

→The overall strategy behind MOL’s first entry into the European offshore wind market and its expansion of business in the renewable energy sector

→The rapidly expanding offshore wind market in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea and the growing demand for support vessels (SOVs)

→A clear explanation of the technology and role of SOVs that support offshore wind maintenance, including DPS and specialised gangways

→MOL’s global offshore wind business strategy based on its experience in Taiwan

→Industry analysis on how far Japanese shipping companies can establish a presence in a market largely led by European companies

Photo courtesy of MOL

(The remainder of the article can be read in the full text written in English and Japanese. The Japanese article is published following the English version.)

商船三井、欧州洋上風力の支援船“SOV”事業に初参入

台湾での実績を基に欧州へ展開、脱炭素と非海運事業拡大を加速

　商船三井は2026年3月9日、キプロスを拠点とする海運会社Schoeller Holdings Ltd.（ショラー・ホールディングス）と共同で、洋上風力発電向けのオフショア支援船「Service Operation Vessel（SOV）」2隻を保有し、船舶を運航するDeutsche Offshore Schifffahrt（ドイツ、ドイチェ・オフショア・シフファールト）に出資すると発表した。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約3000文字）

→商船三井が欧州の洋上風力市場に初参入し、再生可能エネルギー分野で事業拡大を進める戦略の全体像

→北海・バルト海で急拡大する洋上風力市場と支援船（SOV）需要の実態

→洋上風力の保守を支えるSOVの技術と役割（DPS・特殊ギャングウェイなど）を分かりやすく解説

→台湾での実績を踏まえた商船三井の洋上風力ビジネスのグローバル展開戦略

→欧州企業が主導する市場で日本の海運会社がどこまで存在感を示せるのかという業界分析

Photo courtesy of MOL

（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています）