The first of six commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) developed by Damen Shipyards, Windcat and CMB.TECH has launched at the Ha Long shipyard in Vietnam, according to an Oct. 14 Damen news release.
Damen said outfitting and commissioning operations would continue to prepare the vessel for delivery in second-quarter 2025.
The 87-m-long CSOV can accommodate up to 120 personnel, and it is designed to remain at the designated offshore location to provide technical and maintenance support for up to 30 days at a time.
Damen Shipyards sales manager Benelux, Joost van der Weiden, said, “The hybrid-electric propulsion system coupled with an efficient power distribution system means that there will be no need to run a backup diesel generator, and the vessel will never use more power than necessary. And we have optimized the thruster configuration, enhancing the dynamic positioning during transfer operations.
“All in all, we expect innovations like these to add up to substantial reductions in fuel consumption and, therefore, emissions…Thanks to CMB.TECH’s dual-fuel hydrogen technology, the entire series of six vessels will be able to use hydrogen as a fuel, increasing this hydrogen use as the energy market progresses.”
