Ampelmann to provide gangway access at Chinese offshore wind farm

Sept. 14, 2021
Ampelmann has signed its first contract offshore China.

Offshore staff

DELFT, the Netherlands Ampelmann has signed its first contract offshore China.

By the end of October 2021, the company will provide the A-type gangway on Guangdong Safety New Energy’s 60-m (197-ft) service operation vessel (SOV) MV Guang An Yun Wei 88. It will be first the SOV equipped with a motion compensated gangway in China, the company claimed.

The system will transfer personnel at the Guangdong Yangjiang offshore wind farm.

The contract is for a minimum of six months. It could be extended for another six months.

According to Ampelmann, it will be the first time a proven full motion compensated gangway is used in a Chinese offshore access operation.

09/14/2021