A powerful partnership in offshore wind crew vessels

A new vessel build partnership will advance the StratCat range of Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) designs in order to meet emissions-reduction goals.

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BMT and Strategic Marine said that they are forging a powerful collaboration aimed at driving the offshore wind crew vessel industry towards a more sustainable future.

“Our partnership with Strategic Marine brings together extensive expertise into this market, empowering us to innovate and contribute to the ongoing energy transition,” said Martin Bissuel, head of sales commercial maritime, BMT.

”This collaboration not only presents an exciting challenge that allows us to accelerate design innovation in the CTV sector but, more importantly, it underscores our industry’s commitment to exploring and achieving lower-carbon operations.”

Collaborative effort

This partnership is aiming to drive innovation into the offshore wind industry as it moves towards a reduced-carbon future, a future where partnerships like these are becoming ever more important in achieving collective goals and adapting to changing conditions in the industry.

“Strategic Marine is delighted to a part of this collaborative effort with BMT as we jointly continue to innovate together to bring about industry leading “vessels of the future” to meet current and anticipated requirements by owners, adhering to our motto that is “Built to work,” said Chan Eng Yew, CEO of Strategic Marine.

The offshore wind industry is continuing to expand globally. The addition of bespoke, state-of-the-art designed CTVs to Strategic Marine’s growing fleets puts it in a good position to meet the increasing demand for its services.

For BMT, this project showcases its evolving design capabilities in the rapidly expanding global offshore wind industry.