en.Wedoany.com Reported - UK-based technology company Compute Maritime has launched what it claims is the world's first AI-designed crew transfer vessel. The catamaran measures 32.5 meters in length and can accommodate 24 offshore wind technicians and 4 crew members. Project partners include Siemens Digital Industries Software, Rapid Fusion, HP, BYD Naval Architects, and the University of Southampton. The vessel's hull shape was optimized using Compute Maritime's patented AI system, and it is equipped with a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system developed by Siemens Energy. According to detailed performance models, each vessel can save 101,671 liters of fuel and 258.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year compared to conventional benchmarks.
Norwegian operator Hercules Supply has taken delivery of a new platform supply vessel (PSV), built by China's Fujian Mawei Shipyard, with ship design by Norway's Breeze Ship Design. The FS Hercules measures 88 meters in length and 20 meters in width, with a deadweight of 4,900 tonnes, a gross tonnage of 4,980 tonnes, and accommodation for 60 people. The vessel will be operated by UK-based ship management company Fletcher Group, responsible for commercial and technical management.
UK-based Fish Marine Design (FMD) has introduced a series of crew transfer vessel concepts featuring surface effect ship (SES) configurations. The hull measures 40 meters in length and 13 meters in width, equipped with a DP1 system, offering business-class seating for 80 technicians and a large open deck. FMD will collaborate with Penteli Marine and Malaysian builder Ctruk Boats on the design. FMD states that the composite structure ensures long-term maintenance benefits and is lighter than aluminum structures, contributing to fuel savings.
UK shipbuilder Diverse Marine has delivered a new catamaran crew transfer vessel, Farra Lir, to Irish operator Farra Marine. The vessel was designed by UK-based ship design company Chartwell Marine. It has an overall length of 27.2 meters and a beam of 10 meters, powered by four Volvo Penta IMO Tier III engines. Diverse Marine states that the vessel's unique hull shape features a fine bow, high buoyancy reserve above the main chine, and a high wet deck, combined with a lower propulsion axis, providing excellent seakeeping and personnel transfer capabilities.
Dutch maritime service provider Acta Marine has taken delivery of the third vessel, Acta Gemini, in a new series of four hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The series was designed by Norway's Ulstein Design and Solutions. The vessel has an overall length of 89.6 meters, a molded breadth of 19.2 meters, a design draft of 5 meters, a molded depth of 7.6 meters, a deadweight of 2,200 tonnes, and a gross tonnage of approximately 6,749 tonnes, built to DNV class rules. The vessel provides accommodation and workspace for up to 135 personnel supporting offshore wind farm operations, with a total open deck and main deck area of 940 square meters and a capacity of 1,000 tonnes.
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