Workships Contractors and Royal Doeksen are pleased to announce that this Friday the 16th of September the contracts for 2 DNV Classed 21 meter aluminum Wind Farm Service Vessels have been signed with South Boats Special Projects of the Isle of Wight.
These new build vessels are a perfect example of how the market is maturing by requiring higher standards through applying full ISM and Class regulations to wind farm transfer vessels that so far have only worked under MCA Domestic Codes . These vessels combine the proven sea keeping and reliability of the South Boats design, with a larger, more capable hull and improved functionality to meet the current and future requirements of the offshore wind transfer market.
The ordering of these 2 vessels further demonstrates the co-operation between Workships Contractors and Royal Doeksen. This is the next step into the offshore wind industry following the co-operation agreement that was signed earlier this year with Offshore Windpower Marine Services of the UK.
OWPMS operates 6 South Boat built crew transfer vessels and has a track record of over 250.000 transfers without accidents since 2003.
Delivery of the vessels will be March and May 2012.
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Source: Workships Contractors and Royal Doeksen, September 16, 2011.