Dutch wind farm support cats under build

Maritime Journal -

BMT Nigel Gee Ltd has signed a design and development contract for the construction of an initial batch of four Wind Farm Support Catamarans to be built by VeKa Shipbuilding BV at their Jongert yard in the Netherlands for operation by SeaZip Offshore Service BV.

SeaZip Offshore Service BV is a Dutch company founded in 2010 by the shipping entrepreneurs J.R. Arends and S. D. Schakelaar to focus on the development and operation of specialised vessels for the offshore renewable industry in European waters. SeaZip has identified the need for a new design of wind farm support vessel to service their target market and selected BMT as an independent designer of catamarans to undertake the design in conjunction with VeKa.

Developed from BMT’s range of Turbine Support Vessels, the SeaZip catamarans will be 19.5m in length with a beam of 7m and powered by two 720kW MTU diesel engines driving waterjets to achieve a service speed of 24 knots and a range of 300 nm.

The design has been specifically configured to meet SeaZip’s requirement to carry 12 passengers and enable the vessels to carry a combination of up to three standard 10’ ISO containers, one aft and two forward. The ISO containers will carry the necessary supplies and equipment for the offshore servicing tasks. The foredeck layout has been expressly configured to incorporate the new Turbine Access System (TAS) being developed by BMT and Houlder to provide safer access to the turbine structures.

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