Osbit delivers first project in Japan
A bespoke walk to work access system has been delivered to Shimizu’s offshore wind farm.
For the first time, UK-based offshore engineering firm Osbit has delivered one of its systems to Japan.
The gangway has been built for Shimizu’s new offshore jack-up vessel to be used in offshore wind constructions.
Designed in the UK and manufactured by Alucor in the United Arab Emirates, the gangway is extendable to a maximum length of 45 metres, can luff from -30o to +45o, and can slew throught 330o for full flexibility of operation.
Osbit says the variable height gangway is ’an evolution of Osbit’s existing offshore access capability’, and will provide access from the vessel to turbine transition pieces.
“This project is of major importance in the world wind market as globally we look to meet the increasing demands for greener ways of generating power – to satisfy the growing population and meet the Japanese government’s aims to install more wind turbines,” said Phil Pennington, Responsible Director for the project.
