Fast Crew Suppliers for West Africa
Two new Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) are going into operation in West Africa.
EMAR Offshore Services, which is based in Raamsdonksveer, the Netherlands, has bought the two 2206 vessels named E-Six and E-Seven, which will support the local oil and gas industry in Angola.
“EMAR Offshore Services is very pleased with these two Damen additions to her fast crew vessel division,” said Johan van Beek, managing director of EMAR.
“Damen has vessels in stock which are almost finished and this suits our clients who want to start soonest after a tender award. Besides our fleet of tugs and workboats, EMAR Offshore Services also operates four Damen FCS vessels in West Africa.”
Off-the-shelf
The 22-metre Damen FCS 2206 is a no-nonsense and robust design with a 25m² cargo deck and the capacity to carry up to 42 personnel plus two crew at speeds of up to 32 knots.
This is thanks in part to its Axe-bow design that enables it to cut through the waves. Built in aluminium, it has a range of up to 315nm at maximum speed in its standard configuration but, with the addition of the optional extra fuel tank, E-Six and E-Seven have a range of 350nm and will be able to reach even the most remote oil and gas platforms.
Additional optional extras specified by EMAR include fire-fighting capability, secondary gensets for redundancy and an auto pilot and night vision package. Both vessels were built at Damen Shipyards Antalya, Turkey, Damen Shipyards’ specialist aluminium shipbuilding facility.
E-Six has already gone into operation and will be joined by E-Seven shortly.
EMAR Offshore Services is a longstanding client of the Damen Shipyards Group, operating both new and second-hand Damen vessels.
Joost van der Weiden, sales manager Benelux at Damen Shipyards, said: “We are very pleased to be able to further strengthen our partnership with EMAR and that they have again put their trust in Damen to deliver these two vessels. Damen is fully committed to providing full support to EMAR and will ensure that their new FCS 2206s provide many years of efficient and economical service to them and their clients.”
