Acta Marine Contracts Ulstein for Wind Vessel
Ulstein Verft has signed a contract for the building of a DP2 Construction Support Vessel (CSV) for the Netherlands based Acta Marine. The vessel is primarily aimed at the offshore wind market and carries the new SX195 design from Ulstein Design & Solutions.
The CSV vessel is measuring 93.4m in length and is 18m wide. It can accommodate up to 120 people in 80 cabins. It will be equipped with an SMST provided Dynamic Motion Compensated Gangway system, mounted on an integrated tower with height adjustment and a personnel/cargo lift. Additionally, the vessel features a 3D-motion compensated crane with 6t lifting capacity. Cargo area is 500m2 indoors, and 500m2 outdoors. The vessel shall provide for walk-to-work transfer of personnel and cargo, efficient and safe in significant wave-heights (Hs) up to 3.0m. Besides carrying the X-Bow hull line design, the vessel is also equipped with the X-Stern, which increases the flexibility and operability while at the offshore windfarm. The hull shape increases comfort for the crew, with a substantial reduction in slamming, noise and vibrations.
Acta’s new CSV can take on assignments in commissioning and construction in the offshore wind farm installation phase, and perform maintenance tasks on completed wind farms. The vessel is scheduled for delivery early 2018.