Alewijnse Marine electrical outfitting order

This brings the total number of newbuild and refit installations undertaken by Alewijnse for Windcat at the yard to 17 in the last decade.

Alewijnse project manager, Bertran Smit, commented: “We have been at the yard since 2009, working with the Windcat vessels. The results are well above expectations with 17 vessels fitted out to date. The projects have generally gone well for all parties concerned. Woudsend and Windcat have been very satisfied with the quality of the delivered vessels and Alewijnse’s flexibility.”

Series of CTVs

The catamarans form part of a series of CTVs that Windcat is having built at the Woudsend shipyard. The electrical outfitting of Windcats’ 41, 42 and 43 were recently completed by Alewijnse and the in-yard team has started work on their sister ship Windcat 44.

For Windcat 45 and 46, Alewijnse will deliver the complete electrical installations including a console and alarm & monitoring system. A new feature for this series starting with Windcat 41 is the replacement of the conventional batteries with Lithium-Ion equivalents, due to their high energy density. Alewijnse is also assisting the yard in making and installing the aluminium cable trays and foundations.

By Rebecca Jeffrey