CREW TRANSFER DEMAND
Leo Hambro believes the demand for crew transfer vessels during 2015 will be rather different to anything experienced so far, saying: “The intense offshore construction phase which has been on-going since 2010 is now quietening down, as a number of developments move into the O & M phase. This will provide a number of new charter opportunities this year for which Tidal Transit is likely to have some vessel availability.
“However, 2015 will also be a year to get ready for the next intensive offshore construction phase with sites such as Dudgeon, East Anglia, Race Bank and Triton Knoll expected to move into construction during 2016/17.
“Add Dogger Bank into that mix and I can see a huge demand for PTVs in the years leading up to 2020.”
VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS The specification of these vessels greatly exceeds the current fleet being used for the same purpose in the UK. The vessels MCA Cat 1 coding and 10,000 litre fuel tanks allow them to work up to 150 miles offshore, well within the range of the UK’s forthcoming Round 3 offshore wind farms.
“Purpose-designed PTVs for
crew transfer are here to stay” Leo Hambro of Tidal Transit
Each vessel provides four crew members and twelve passengers with comfortable beds, bathrooms, galley, internet access and entertainment facilities, allowing wind farm engineers and support technicians to live and work offshore for up to several days at a time.
CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES Being of rugged GRP construction enables Tidal Transit’s vessels to operate in rough seas – a major advantage when working in the North Sea. Twin V12 MAN engines facilitate speeds of up to 27 knots when carrying twelve passengers, the crew and their on-board cargo.
Massive cargo decks fore and aft can accommodate up to 10,000kg of tools, equipment and spares and the Guerra crane on the fore deck has a lifting capacity of 1,025kg at 6.9m, which caters for long reach loading and unloading. Cranes can also be deployed for camera surveys and grab sampling.
Tidal Transit
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