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OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSELS bination of capabilities will help clients to extreme capabilities. Delivered to Island sels, but Island Offshore is well aware of reduce the environmental impact of their Offshore on February 7th this year, she the challenges ahead for its whole fleet as deep water operations. started work immediately and is booked regulations continue to pressurize the in- “Island Victory’s brute strength enables solid through to November already. dustry to reduce its environmental impact heavy duty, deep water mooring using a “We see a lot of interesting projects across the board.

single vessel, when before, two or three for Island Victory, but we are well aware “Environmental requirements, especial- would be needed to carry the loads and that it’s not a spot vessel in the traditional ly over the last year have come on really achieve the same outcome,” explains Mr. sense,” says Mr Walaunet. “While per- strong, both commercially and political-

Walaunet. “We need the power and deck fectly capable, its scale and power could ly,” says Mr. Walaunet. “It’s a challenge space for mooring operations and transport be excessive for standard anchor handling for us all today and will be for decades to of wires and chains, but when compared work, but there are a lot of interesting proj- come, despite progress the industry has al- to using multiple vessels for the same job, ects involving FPSOs and offshore wind- ready made in the last 10 years to reduce

Island Victory can do it using less fuel and farms internationally in the next few years fuel consumption and emissions.” with lower emissions.” and this is where we see some great op- Taking the measures needed to further

A true multi-purpose behemoth, with a portunities.” cut greenhouse gas and CO2 requires ring- length of 123 metres and breadth of 25 fenced Capex funding, which in a general metres, Island Victory boasts a 250-tonne Environmental progress downturn is not always easy to secure. Ac- offshore crane, accommodation and di- Island Victory is designed to offer a cording to Mr Walaunet however, while verse client facilities for 110 people, and means to achieve more efficient deep wa- the sector might have been a bit behind a working deck measuring 1200 m2. The ter operations by being capable of doing on investment, more funds are becoming market already seems to be taken by its jobs usually performed by multiple ves- available.

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