Kongsberg Maritime will provide the design and built-in tools bundle for a brand new walk-to-work offshore service vessel (OSV), to be constructed by ST Engineering Marine in Singapore for a number one oil & fuel firm.
The 97-metre vessel of Kongsberg Maritime UT 5520 design will accommodate 106 folks and encompasses a motion-compensated gangway to allow protected switch of personnel between to and from offshore installations.
The brand new design is an extra improvement of Kongsberg Maritime’s intensive vary of vessel sorts for the offshore power market. It builds on current expertise with the profitable UT5519DE CSOVs (commissioning service operation vessel), that are deployed on offshore wind tasks within the North Sea.
It’s designed for oil and fuel operations and could have a larger endurance of as much as 9 weeks away from shore, in comparison with a CSOV trade customary of 4 weeks.
Per Kristian Furø, Gross sales Director – Ship Design, Kongsberg Maritime, mentioned: “We’re delighted to have been chosen by ST Engineering Marine to produce our newest UT5520 vessel design and an intensive vary of Kongsberg Maritime know-how for this new vessel.
“Our design groups have drawn on our intensive know-how from many years of offshore operations, to supply a vessel that’s optimized for long-distance offshore operations, the place effectivity, operational reliability, security and crew consolation are key concerns.”
