Shipbuilder Työvene enters offshore wind market

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Finnish shipbuilder Uudenkaupungin Työvene has secured an order for three hybrid-ready SWATH CTVs from Scotland’s Maritime Craft Services (MCS).

MCS Swath built by Työvene

Source: Työvene

Finnish shipbuilder Työvene has secured an order for three hybrid-ready SWATH CTVs from MCS

The order marks the entry for Työvene into the rapidly growing offshore wind market.

”It is a fast-growing segment resulting in a shortage of supplies and vessels, so we see a lot of potential here and not just in the offshore wind industry, but also in the oil and gas industry,” said Nils P. Olschner, director sales and business development at Työvene, a shipyard of Nordic Yards Group.

Market expansion

Mr Olschner is optimistic about the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) design, which he said has created a benchmark in the industry.

”SWATH designs are highly sophisticated and only a few ship builders around the world have the required know-how to build them,” he said.

”The type of ship that we are building in close cooperation with Ad Hoc Marine Designs is a crew transfer vessel (CTV). All units will be hybrid-ready for easy and cost-efficient retrofitting of hybrid equipment. They will also be the first vessels in the offshore wind industry equipped with ballast water treatment plants.”

Työvene’s newbuilding activities in the commercial market are supported by Finnvera, the Finish state-owned export credit agency.

”The combination of expertise and competitiveness with the support from Finnvera makes us very attractive to the commercial market in general and the offshore wind industry in particular,” added Mr Olschner.

SWATHs have an even larger deck area than a traditional catamaran and their superior seakeeping abilities are a major benefit to the crew and crew productivity while being also a matter of safety.

”The major advantage of the SWATH design and its superior response to high seas is that the vessel can operate up to an extra 100 days a year compared to a conventional catamaran that has to stay in port in rough weather,” said Menno Kuyt, commercial director at MCS, which already has two SWATH units.

The first of Työvene’s SWATHs will be delivered to MCS in the spring of 2025.