Drashya Goel
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Marketing Content Manager
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April 5, 2025
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The demand for SOVs has grown 300% in the last 8 years, driven almost entirely by the offshore wind industry. The relatively small asset class is in such high demand that more SOVs are currently in construction than operational. In this insight, we explore how older conversions from other support vessels are rising to support the rising demand in this class.


Analysis of the subsea vessel fleet including its resurgence of interest and expectations for the future.
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Maersk’s Sturgeon WTIV was set to be a pioneering Jones Act-compliant vessel for the US offshore wind market. Yet, with the domestic market faltering under the new administration the project was terminated just before delivery. Is this a sign of the wind market replicating the offshore rig glut of the mid-2010s? Spinergie’s Lead Analyst, Yvan Gelbart, presents his analysis.