James Fisher and Sons wins £25m marine services contract

James Fisher and Sons has been awarded a marine services service and support contract worth more than £25m.

The deal is with Galloper Wind Farm - a joint equity partnership between RWE Innogy UK, UK Green Investment Bank, Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital.

Under the agreement, James Fisher will supply marine services and support to Galloper during the construction of a 336MW wind farm, located 27km off the coast of Suffolk.

Services will include construction site set-up, marine co-ordination, the Offshore Wind Management System, crew transfer vessels, vessel refueling and emergency response services.

Construction is scheduled to begin this June and to be complete in late 2017.

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