Offshore staff
SOUTHAMPTON, UK – Chartwell Marine and BAR Technologies have partnered to develop new offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs).
The partnership will develop new vessel designs ranging from 30-m (98-ft) CTVs through to 60-m (197-ft) service accommodation and transfer vessels (SATVs), making use of BAR’s patented foil optimization and stabilization system (FOSS).
It will see Chartwell’s structural, class and engineering design joined with BAR’s latest innovations in hydrofoil technology and patented hull form development expertise.
The companies have created a 30-m vessel that can reduce vertical acceleration by up to 70% in 2.5-m (8.2-ft) wave heights, which is said to help with motion sickness and off greater levels of availability in rougher seas.
BAR’s FOSS technology, which helps to dampen pitch and roll, will also be an option available on new Chartwell vessels, and can be offered and applied to the Chartwell 24 catamaran for wind farm construction and O&M support.
05/13/2020
