LOTOS Petrobaltic, an ORLEN Group firm, signed a contract for the development of a Crew Switch Vessel (CTV) with Singapore-based Strategic Marine, set for service within the Polish offshore wind market.
The StratCat 27 CTV is scheduled to be accomplished this summer season, with supply to Europe deliberate for early September 2024.
This CTV will be part of the present fleet managed by Miliana Shipmanagement Restricted, an organization belonging to the LOTOS Petrobaltic capital group, which owns 5 offshore vessels.
The StratCat 27 is designated to be the primary unit of its sort to supply providers within the Poland offshore wind farm market. The vessel will service the trade by performing transfers of technicians within the North Sea, and finally within the space of the Polish unique financial zone of the Baltic Sea. Technical Ship Administration will likely be liable for the technical administration of the vessel.
The CTV is designed to fulfill the newest Tier III emission necessities and is customized to put in a hybrid system within the subsequent stage. The unit will likely be tailored to function within the extra extreme situations of the Baltic Sea due to the set up of bolstered hull plating.
This may permit the StratCat 27 to move technicians and provides over lengthy distances, and can be capable to accommodate as much as 9 crew members and 24 passengers.
“The contract for the development of a brand new CTV StratCat 27 vessel for Miliana Shipmanagement is one other step for us in direction of creating our actions within the MEW sector and making a fleet of vessels servicing Polish offshore wind farms. With over 34 years of offshore expertise, we are able to ship high-quality providers in home and worldwide markets. We plan to accumulate additional models” mentioned Grzegorz Strzelczyk, President of the Administration Board of LOTOS Petrobaltic.
