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n August, Northern Offshore Services (N-

O-S) unveiled its unique I-Class Crew

Transfer Vessel (CTV), powered by the ?rst commercial application of Volvo Penta’s

IPS Professional Platform. In the cutting-

I edge IMPRESSER, N-O-S designed a ?ex- ible, future-proof CTV that will adapt to and accommodate new technologies and energy so- lutions over the next 25 years, all of which is tar- geted to exceed the needs of their most impor- tant cargo: the offshore engineers that they serve.

CARGO “The offshore wind industry is relatively young and has grown tremendously during the last 15 years. Since we began N-O-S in 2008, we have seen wind turbines become signi?cantly larger, which results in more maintenance, increased downtime and more technicians at sea,” said David Kristensson,

N-O-S Group CEO and Owner. He adds, “These are just some of the challenges that are catalyzing innovation and driving the design and manufacture of our vessels in house to meet the customer demands of tomorrow.”

Operating globally in over 90 wind farms,

N-O-S vessels completed 118,000 success- ful cargo and/or personnel transfers in 2023 alone. The young ?rm has quickly become one of the world’s most recognizable providers of CTV’s. With 67 vessels, operating mostly in CTV markets, Donsö-based N-O-S also found the CapEx to fund 24 newbuild deliv- eries during the same timeframe. That would be heady stuff for most companies, but as Mr.

Kristensson often says, a forwarding thinking e a more sustainable ?rm “should not just sit on its hands, rather, it should stand on its toes.”

The lion’s share of business takes place in UK is Sweden-based Northern and Denmark offshore waters, but N-O-S has its eyes on a bigger prize. The wind farm market, a ’t be the only beneficiary – wild card for investors trying to ?gure out which way the winds are blowing, creates uncertainties that swirl everywhere; in particular, the Ameri- can markets. N-O-S has nevertheless plunged ahead there, as well. Their Providence, RI-based ?edgling joint venture subsidiary group, Ameri- can Offshore Services (A-O-S), should have four

Jones Act-quali?ed vessels in operation by year- end. The ?ve-year goal is 6-10 more. september/october 2024 OFFSHORE ENGINEER 39