MHO-Co launches two hybrid offshore vessels

Vessel designer MHO-Co has launched two offshore support vessels with hybrid engines and a filter system that makes them clean and green.

Offshore support vessel designer MHO-Co has launched two 35m hybrid vessels for transporting crew and equipment to and from offshore locations in the North Sea.

Built by AFAI Southern Shipyard in China’s Guangzhou, the MHO Apollo and MHO Asgard were designed by MHO CEO Mik Henriksen.

They are electric/diesel hybrid boats, which the company says means they are cleaner, and by using bilge filter separators by Wave International, a marine systems manufacturer, they do not spill bilge water while at sea.

The electric engine is powered by five batteries with a design life of 10 years, according to its specification., which gives it 12 hours of standby.

“We looked at every element of the new hybrid catamarans to ensure that they met the highest levels of environmental protection and weight restrictions,” said Henriksen.

Henriksen says the vessels can operate in the harshest environments 365 days a year, “even when wave heights exceed two metres”, he says.

Headquartered in Denmark, MHO-Co operates mainly in northern Europe.

The two new vessels join the 39m diesel-powered MHO Gurli and MHO Esbjerg, which are twin vessels with a 65-tonne goods capacity. The company also operates MHO Grimsby, a 26m catamaran crew transfer vessel.

Its fleet is specifically for offshore energy and wind support, with an emphasis on low fuel consumption and high performance, it says. The fleet can also carry out hydrographic survey work.

“These vessels operate to the highest standards in terms of protecting the environment, and we’re delighted to be supporting them with Wave’s compact and reliable bilge water filtration system,” said Paul Gullett, managing director of Wave International.