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Boat in Focus

Njord Offshore and

The IPS900 Quad

As it pushes further faster in to the commercial ma- rine business, Stefan Carlsson, Volvo Penta’s Marine

Diesel segment head was quick to identify offshore wind farm vessels as an area of particular growth, headlined by Njord Offshore’s two new 26m, 24 passenger off- (Photo: Volvo Penta) shore crew vessels that are equipped with Volvo Penta’s

IPS900 Quad drives, for operation in the North Sea. bollard push. The joystick controls are intuitive, the control response

After a year operating four new 26m crew transfer ves- times are fast and accurate which ultimately makes docking on a boat sels (CTVs) ? tted with Volvo Penta’s IPS900 Quad drives, landing in rough weather easier and safer.”

Njord has added another two new boats with the same The 26m CTVs were designed by BMT Nigel Gee and built by Singa- propulsion system to its ? eet. In total, the U.K. company pore-based Strategic Marine. They have two Volvo Penta IPS900 drives now has 15 CTVs of 21m and 26m in its ? eet. in each hull. The precision handling and maneuverability provided by the “We’ve been using Volvo Penta’s IPS900 Quad system system’s joystick steering, high thrust propulsion and Dynamic Position- in our 26-meter CTVs for over a year now and all expecta- ing System, help to ensure that a vessel can be held in a steady position tions have been ful? lled,” said Tom Mehew, director at against wind turbines, even in conditions of strong currents and high

Njord Offshore. “We, and our customers, require speed, waves. With four IPS drive systems, the catamarans can operate at high maneuverability and ef? ciency combined with high static speeds even when fully loaded, reaching 27-29 knots.

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