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vessel Louis Dreyfus and Tidal Transit selected for 3 CTVs
OCEA CTV – LD Tide – Design by Mauric.
AFTER BEING SELECTED FOR TWO CREW TRANSFER VESSELS (CTVs) DEDICATED TO THE SAINT-NAZAIRE OFFSHORE WINDFARM IN DECEMBER, LOUIS DREYFUS ARMATEURS AND TIDAL TRANSIT ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SIGNATURE OF A THIRD CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF A CREW TRANSFER VESSEL FOR THE SAINT-NAZAIRE OFFSHORE WINDFARM.
The Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group and partner Tidal Transit recently signed a contract with EDF renewables to supply another CTV. All three CTVs will be designed by naval architect Mauric, a naval architecture frm based in Nantes, and built by French shipyard OCEA, specialist in aluminum vessels with French-based producton sites. LD Tide (a joint venture between Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit) will operate the CTVs for the transfer of maintenance technicians to the windfarm. The CTVs will sail under the French fag and will have the mission of ensuring the transfer of technicians (24 ofshore wind technicians per crossing) between the coast and the farm for wind turbines maintenance. In additon, the collaboraton with Tidal Transit, a recognised specialist in ofshore wind power, is also one of the key elements of this new industrial partnership. This contract is a new success for the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group in the feld of renewable energy.
Additional effciency gains
“This success is defnitely in line with our strategy to develop actvites dedicated to MRE. We are strengthening our commitment to clean and renewable energies while confrming our strategy for more innovatve maritme solutons in terms of comfort, personnel safety, and respect for the environment”, says Kamil Befa, Deputy CEO of the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group. Leo Hambro, Commercial Director of Tidal Transit adds, “We are delighted to bring our experience in the operaton and delivery of innovatve access solutons. Mauric’s design will yield additonal efciency gains that are yet unheard of in the market, and we look forward to introducing it to the whole industry.”
A formula for success
“We are convinced that a long-term collaboraton at a local level, with the aim of
OCEA CTV – LD Tide – Design by Mauric.
Technical innovations and environmental impact
• Semi-swath hull shape, allowing for beter seakeeping performance to facilitate the transfer of technicians in rough seas (2m HS) and improved comfort in transit. • Aluminum constructon and additon of a T-Foil (load-bearing plane) to reduce fuel consumpton. • Connecton to shore power during stopovers.
Technical characteristics • Length: 26.70m • Breadth: 9.40m • Draught: 1.80m • 24 technicians • 3 crew members • Service speed: > 25 knots • Cargo capacity: 10t • Propulsion: IMO ter III
bringing the latest technologies to this frst large-scale ofshore wind project in French waters, is a formula for success”, says Sebastan Mertens, Director of Service Ofshore Wind at GE Renewable Energy Ofshore Wind. Elvis Sahmanovic, Director of Maritme Transport and Mobility at OCEA, comments, “We are very proud that the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group has decided to trust OCEA with the constructon of these three CTVs.” Fabrice Ghozlan, Sales and Development Director at Mauric, adds, “It is a great pride for the entre Mauric team to be the naval architects of the CTVs that will operate on the frst French windfarm.” The constructon of the three CTVs will start in 2021, with commissioning scheduled for 2022. With 80 GE Haliade 150-6MW wind turbines, the Saint-Nazaire windfarm will provide an installed capacity of 480MW and will supply 20% of the electricity consumpton of the Loire-Atlantque department in France.
