During the second quarter of 2022 the service ship Northern Skagerrak will be converted to hybrid operation. It will run mostly using electric power although.
Northern Offshore Services (NOS) has begun a cooperation with ship owner Wilson Offshore to take over full technical and commercial management over the latter’s vessels to expand its offshore wind offering.
Crew transfer vessel provider NOS has been expanding its global activities with the establishment of partnerships in Japan and in the US in the past year and is now increasing its offering with larger offshore supply vessels.
NOS will take over Wilson Offshore’s vessels starting in the third quarter of 2021 adding to its fleet of about 40 vessels.
The vessels are 80-90 metres long and designed for accommodation, cargo transfers, walk-to-work, survey and ROV operations.
Sweden-based NOS has worked with MHO-Co to develop the vessels.
The CTVs will take around four hours to travel to site, from their base at the port of Grimsby, on the east coast of the UK.
The Hornsea 2 CTVs will also carry Z-Bridge’s newly developed motion compensated transfer system, called Bring-to-Work.
This transfer system will be installed as an additional feature for technicians to access the Hornsea 2 transition pieces directly from the CTV.
Orsted lead marine specialist Jan Stilling said: “The new CTVs have incorporated large battery capacity that makes it possible to stay offshore overnight in hybrid mode meaning they’re not burning fuel for up to eight hours while the vessels keep their positions without anchoring or mooring to a buoy.