Turbine Transfers Engages BMT Nigel Gee to Design New Multi-Purpose Wind Farm Support Vessel

Turbine Transfers Ltd, one of the leading providers of support vessels to the offshore windfarm industry, based in Holyhead, has chosen BMT Nigel Gee Ltd as the designers of its new series of multi-purpose Wind Farm Support Vessels. BMT Nigel Gee Ltd is a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy.

BMT will develop the new design utilising its pedigree and expertise as a world renowned marine design consultancy. Of particular relevance is its very considerable design experience in developing high speed catamarans for rough water applications. The company will also undertake the production design development in order to ensure the adoption of the most efficient and cost effective production methodology.

The first of the series will be a 19m vessel that will offer a step change in flexibility to the operator for a vessel of its size with aft deck load capacity of six tonnes and a fore deck capacity of three tonnes. Additional operational flexibility is provided with the incorporation of integral crane foundations on both the fore and aft deck to allow the vessel to beSide view of Wind Farm Support Vessel quickly reconfigured for various different roles in support of wind farm construction and support.

In order to optimise the layout of the working deck areas and passenger space the design is being undertaken in partnership with Turbine Transfers. This partnership will bring together BMT Nigel Gee’s outstanding design capability with Turbine Transfer’s years of operational expertise to ensure the best possible layout for the various potential tasks. A key feature of the design is the provision of an exceptionally quiet and comfortable area for the technicians and operators of the vessel.

The vessel will use MTU engines and Ultra waterjets and will achieve a loaded speed in excess of 26 knots and this will ensure that the vessel will be capable of meeting the most demanding offshore requirements. Construction of the vessel will start shortly at Holyhead Marine, for completion in 2011.

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Source: ngal, October 18, 2010