Leo Hambro from Tidal Transit announced that the developers of the 140-turbine Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm off the Suffolk coast, the SSE and RWE npower renewables partnership, has extended the contract for the company’s crew transfer vessel Ginny Louise.
The Ginny Louise and its sister vessel Eden Rose, are state-of-the-art, high specification and purpose-designed for use by companies involved in the planning, development and construction of offshore wind farms in the Greater Wash and southern North Sea. They are built to cope with the tough working condition and rough seas encountered by the burgeoning North Sea energy industry.
“This is the second extension for the Ginny Louise contract,” says Leo. “The first took us to the end of September, and this most recent one will see Ginny Louise in use by the development partnership for a further next 6 months at least. This is excellent news for us as the fact that GGOWL are chartered her over the winter months is a testament to her reliability and usefulness in all weathers.”
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Offshore WIND staff, August 23, 2012; Image: ni4b