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OFFSHORE: TECHNOLOGY storage. Examples include systems for vessels with large special feature notation has been established for ‘Walk-to- rotating equipment like winches and electric gangways, Work’ – W2W. According to LR, W2W can be assigned which are designed to convert motion into power. where the vessel’s personnel transfer system is included in the class notation. These systems can be found aboard

SOVs, where a gangway enables workers to walk onto a

The Morning Commute

The ? rst set of vessels types to receive Integrated Vessel maritime structure. “The core SOV vessel application is offshore wind farm

Concept con? gurations cover a wide spectrum of maritime operations with vessel types including workboats such as maintenance but they are increasingly seeing action in the

Inspection Maintenance & Repair (IMR) vessels, Research offshore oil & gas sector also. This puts them ? rmly in vessels, Small Scale LNG, Superyachts, Service Operation the sights of our integration strategy,” explains Tati. “The integrated W2W vessel concept really shows how we are

Vessels (SOV), Trawlers and Wind Farm Support tonnage.

moving outside of our traditional ‘hydraulic’ systems ap-

The SOV is a strong example of the possibilities of in- proach by encompassing a stronger focus on electrical and tegration and is especially relevant due to its recent recog- mechanical aspects.” nition by Lloyd’s Register’s (LR). The classi? cation soci-

Tati is referring to a new design for the W2W gangway ety’s range of class notations for offshore support vessels has recently expanded with the addition of two new vessel on SOV vessels (called ‘K-Walk’) that is already in place in types joining the ranks alongside Anchor handler, Cable the company’s portfolio for retro? t and newbuild vessels. laying vessel and Diving support vessel. In addition to the In the design, hydraulics are replaced by electric motors new Enhanced Weather Protection (EWP) notation, a new which in terms of reliability and maintenance are much

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