crew transfer vessel

Atlantic Wind Transfers positions for growth

Rhode Island-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT) plans to be to be at the forefront in providing crew transfer services up and down the East Coast as the U.S. offshore wind industry expands.

As part of its growth plan, the company will use DNV’s seamless Fit for Purpose program and has retained classification society DNV to pursue integrated Safety Management System and ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certification.

AWT’s president...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/renewables/atlantic-wind-transfers-positions-for-growth/

Louis Dreyfus enters offshore wind crew transfer market

France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group and has partnered with U.K.-based Tidal Transit to sign a contract with GE Renewable Energy (GE) for two Crew Transfer Vessels for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm.

Designed by Marseille-based naval architect firm the semi-SWATH vessels will fly the French flag and will be be built by French shipyard OCEA a specialist in the construction of aluminum hulled vessels.

LD Tide (a joint venture between Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit) will operate...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/louis-dreyfus-enters-offshore-wind-crew-transfer-market/

BMT offshore wind vessel has a whale workaround

Two crew transfer boats will be built for offshore wind developer Ørsted. Ørsted rendering

Designers of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for offshore wind energy face a number of challenges – starting with the core mission of delivering workers in speed and comfort to turbines at sea.

In the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry there’s another unique demand: working safely around migration routes of the highly endangered northern right whale.

“It’s something we’ve not come across yet in Europe as we don’t have this right whale issue,” said James Lewis, project manager for specialized ship...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/bmt-offshore-wind-vessel-has-a-whale-workaround/

Damen unveils supply vessel design for U.S. offshore wind industry

Damen's FCS 3410 is a service accomodation and transfer vessel design for the emerging U.S. offshore wind energy industry. Damen Shipbuilding Group rendering.

Damen Shipyards Group announced a new design for a bigger, longer-endurance offshore wind power service vessel, stepping up its proven European designs for challenging conditions of the emerging U.S. industry.

The Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 3410, a 112’ service accommodation and transfer vessel (SATV), would be built in U.S. shipyards with licensing and technical support from Damen, as the Netherlands-based group has done with tugboats, patrol vessels and other types built by U.S. partners. The...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/damen-unveils-supply-vessel-design-for-u-s-offshore-wind-industry/

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