Norway's Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has added another wind farm support ship to its fleet in a deal with Keppel Offshore & Marine of Singapore.

The shipowner said it has acquired 51% of the Keppel company, Seafox 5 (SF5), that owns the 11,000-dwt Seafox 5 (built 2012).

Under the agreement, FOWIC will acquire the shares and a pro-rata part of shareholder loans for $73.6m.