ABL has been appointed marine warranty surveyor for the transportation and installation scope of the 390 MW Shinan-Ui offshore wind farm in South Korea.
The project is being developed by Shinan-Ui Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising Hanwha Ocean, SK Eternix, KOMIPO, Future Energy Fund, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction.
Located south of Ui-do island, the development will feature 26 wind turbines installed on bottom-fixed foundations. According to the project details, it is intended to support South Korea’s plan to triple renewable energy generation by 2030 and will include both wind and solar PV capacity.
In South Korea, ABL will provide marine warranty survey services for transport and installation work, alongside marine assurance services covering the proposed marine spread for the project.
The company’s scope includes review and approval of procedures, technical documents and drawings for the full offshore package. It also covers suitability surveys for the proposed fleet and on-site attendance to review and approve all warranted marine operations.
Junyoung Kim, Operations Lead at ABL in South Korea, said the project would represent a breakout offshore wind development for the country’s energy landscape. He added that the company’s local team would draw on both domestic presence and global marine warranty survey experience in offshore wind to support safe, efficient and timely delivery.
Part of ABL Group, ABL has worked on more than 330 offshore wind projects worldwide across multiple technical roles, alongside sister companies OWC and Longitude. Together, the group has supported more than 8 GW of offshore wind potential capacity in South Korea through technical due diligence and advisory work, marine operations, jack-up engineering services, and marine warranty survey work for subsea cabling operations.
ABL is part of Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA.
