Ulstein Verft has signed a ship building contract with the Germany-based Bernhard Schulte for a service operation vessel (SOVs) of the Ulstein SX195 design type developed by Ulstein Design & Solutions.
The vessel will support the maintenance work of GE Renewable Energy at the German wind farm Merkur Offshore. The project has been developed in cooperation with Windea Offshore, which is Bernhard Schulte's affiliate for offshore wind projects.
It is the third SOV Ulstein will build for Bernhard Schulte. Delivery is planned for early 2020.
SX195
The vessel is of the SX195 design type developed by Ulstein's design team in Ulstein Design & Solutions. The vessel will be 93.4m long and 18m wide and is optimised for offshore wind. The vessel can accommodate up to 120 persons.
The design is modified to fulfil the GE Renewable Energy tender requirements and the ship owner's special choices of mission equipment. It has a large, centrally positioned walk-to-work motion compensated gangway and elevator tower for personnel and cargo transfers. A 3D compensated crane capable of 2-ton cargo lifts is also available.
The optimised on-board logistics includes large storage capacities, of which half is under roof in a controlled environment, and stepless approach to the offshore installations. The vessel is equipped with a fuel-efficient drive system including battery-solution from Ulstein.
X-Stern
With all main equipment and operations in the aft ship, the vessel will naturally operate astern while in-field. Keeping the X-Stern towards the weather, there will be no slamming, noise or vibrations caused by the waves.
