Acta Marine orders 4th walk-to-work CSOV

CSOV Acta Pegasus will be added to Auriga, Centaurus and Orion when she is delivered to France from Turkey.

An Ulstein SX216 design, Acta Marine says the new vessel ‘symbolises Acta Marine’s next significant advancement in green and efficient walk-to-work operations’.

“With an optimised hull form and ability to use e-methanol as main fuel, this vessel class is capable of delivering a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the start of her operations,” Acta Marine says.

Acta Marine was founded in 2005 after Dutch workboat firms Waterweg and Van Stee merged.

The two companies had existed since the 1970s, always working in the workboat sector until Acta Marine embarked on its voyage into offshore wind in 2015, when it bought 10 crew transfer vessels from an existing operator.

It didn’t stop there – in the same year, Acta Marine bought its first purpose-built walk-to-work vessel, Acta Orion, a significantly larger investment in a vessel than it had made before.

It now has three dedicated walk-to-work vessels, with Acta Auriga and Acta Centaurus later additions to the fleet, to become four when Pegasus is delivered.

Acta Marine says it is placing emphasis on growing its position and operations in the French market.