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CREW TRANSFER VESSELS

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Credit: Gulf Craft scheduled delivery dates through 2026, and there more Volvo Penta engines paired with IPS propulsion, while one than a dozen options rumored or known to exist. owner with eight vessels in total, including options, has opted for MAN engines, including two with HamiltonJet

Design and specifications waterjets and the remainder with CPP. Two vessels in the

Leading designers of the United States’ newbuild CTV U.S. CTV feet are powered by Scania engines, both with feet include Incat Crowther, NOS, Chartwell Marine and HamiltonJet waterjets.

BMT. The aluminum catamarans range in size from 19.7 meters to 30 meters long (LOA), with beams ranging from Conversions about 7 meters to 11 meters. The vast majority have capac- Several existing vessels have also been converted to gain ity for up to 24 passengers and are generally manned by a new life as a CTV within the U.S. offshore wind sector. crew of six to eight. For example, in 2023, Hornblower Marine announced it

To date, all CTVs ordered in the U.S. are diesel me- converted the former offshore supply vessel (OSV) Gate- chanical, though a handful are described as “hybrid- way Endeavor at its facility in Bridgeport, Conn. for WIN- ready”, meaning they are built with space to accommodate DEA. Hornblower also converted former fshing vessel a potential conversion to hybrid propulsion in the future. Nice Day Too for Coast Line Transfers. Now a CTV, the

Most of the vessels delivered and on order are powered by vessel has been renamed Capt. Les Eldridge.

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