‘Swiss Army knife’ of the workboat world.
Just one month after the contract was signed, Damen has delivered a new Multi Cat 1908 SD (shallow draught) to the German energy infrastructure construction company Bohlen & Doyen Bau GmbH, a subsidiary of Friedrich Vorwerk.
The 19.4-metre vessel, named Scholle, is the first marine asset to be bought by the company in many years and is for use on a multi-year project supporting transmission system operator TenneT on its offshore grid connection systems in the North Sea.
Bohlen & Doyen’s new acquisition will be used for a wide variety of support tasks in the coastal waters of Germany, including pushing and pulling barges, supplying fuel and water, transporting equipment and personnel to and from the working areas, and utilising its crane across multiple scenarios.
The German-flagged Multi Cat 1908 SD is specially designed to operate in shallow waters, with an operational draft between 1.0 and 1.2 metres, enabling it to access waters that very few other vessels can safely reach. Equipped to use Panolin GreenMarine biodegradable hydraulic oil allows the vessel to operate in the Wadden Sea. Damen says it is not for nothing that its Multi Cats are known as the Swiss Army knives of the workboat world.
“We are very pleased to add this ultra shallow draft vessel to our fleet, providing us with an even wider range of applications in our hydraulic engineering department”, said Tim Hameister, CFO of Bohlen & Doyen. “In particular, the very short delivery time and the quick implementation of our special requests by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld convinced us.”
The rapid delivery was possible due to Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld having a series-produced vessel in stock, ready for delivery following any adjustments required by the customer. With the hulls fabricated at Damen Shipyards Koźle in Poland, it is a 100% European-built ship.
Exhibitor; Damen Shipyards
The 19.4-metre vessel, named Scholle, is the first marine asset to be bought by the company in many years and is for use on a multi-year project supporting transmission system operator TenneT on its offshore grid connection systems in the North Sea.
Bohlen & Doyen’s new acquisition will be used for a wide variety of support tasks in the coastal waters of Germany, including pushing and pulling barges, supplying fuel and water, transporting equipment and personnel to and from the working areas, and utilising its crane across multiple scenarios.
The German-flagged Multi Cat 1908 SD is specially designed to operate in shallow waters, with an operational draft between 1.0 and 1.2 metres, enabling it to access waters that very few other vessels can safely reach. Equipped to use Panolin GreenMarine biodegradable hydraulic oil allows the vessel to operate in the Wadden Sea. Damen says it is not for nothing that its Multi Cats are known as the Swiss Army knives of the workboat world.
“We are very pleased to add this ultra shallow draft vessel to our fleet, providing us with an even wider range of applications in our hydraulic engineering department”, said Tim Hameister, CFO of Bohlen & Doyen. “In particular, the very short delivery time and the quick implementation of our special requests by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld convinced us.”
The rapid delivery was possible due to Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld having a series-produced vessel in stock, ready for delivery following any adjustments required by the customer. With the hulls fabricated at Damen Shipyards Koźle in Poland, it is a 100% European-built ship.
Exhibitor; Damen Shipyards
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