CTV design contract for the US

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Incat Crowther has secured a three-vessel order for a US operator of offshore Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs)

The newbuild vessels for Windea CTV LLC are based on well-proven CTV’s already developed by Incat Crowther

Joint development

Source: Incat Crowther

The newbuild vessels for Windea CTV LLC are based on well-proven CTV’s already developed by Incat Crowther

The newbuild vessels for Windea CTV LLC are based on well-proven CTV’s already developed by Incat Crowther.

“This order is the result of a significant joint development between Incat Crowther and the Windea CTV partners starting back in 2019. It’s great to have multiple vessels building for what I am sure will be a very successful operation,” said Ed Dudson, managing director of Incat Crowther Europe.

Trusted design

The vessels, which are 30m in length, feature a large foredeck with a 23 t.m knuckle boom crane and container securing lugs offering exceptional flexibility.

They incorporate Incat Crowther’s patented Resilient Bow Technology minimising boat landing impact forces. As is common with all Incat Crowther CTV’s, the vessels have a deadweight capability in excess of 50 tonnes.

A resiliently mounted superstructure offers space and comfort for both technicians and crew with six crew berths provided in above deck staterooms.

Other notable features include a large wet room and stores warehouse, fully-featured bathrooms and a discreet mess area. Workshop and utility spaces in the hulls are immediately accessible from the cabin.

The vessels will be propelled by quad Volvo IPS propulsion units driven by Volvo DI13 main engines. They are fully hybrid-ready, meaning the integration of the hybrid system is completely accommodated in the design. This includes dedicated voids for batteries, reserved cabling space and battery removal hatches.

They will be designed and built under Bureau Veritas class and comply with US Coastguard CFR 46 Subchapter L regulations.

Windea’s CTV fleet is owned and operated by MidOcean Wind LLC and Hornblower Wind LLC, a member of Hornblower Group.

The partnership is well positioned to build and operate a large fleet of CTVs that will be needed to serve the ongoing, rapid expansion of offshore wind power in the Northeast and across the United States.

All three vessels, which are being built by St Johns Shipbuilding in Florida and Gulf Craft in Louisiana, will initially be chartered by GE on the Vineyard Wind Offshore Windfarm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.