An Incat Crowther UK-designed CTV has finally been christened as part of a project completion celebration.
Busy since delivery, her first charter was to energy services supplier Stowen Group, supporting the firm’s contract with Equinor delivering essential offshore modification and maintenance at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, located off the north coast of Norfolk, UK.
The latest addition to Tidal Transit’s fleet of purpose-built crew transfer vessels (CTVs), Imogen Rose is fitted with Volvo Penta Quad-IPS, and was built by Singapore-based Penguin International.
Leo Hambro, commercial director of Tidal Transit, commented, “Imogen Rose has been constantly busy since delivery earlier in the year, so we’re delighted to have been finally able give her the belated christening she deserves. Thank you to Equinor and Stowen Group for hosting such a fantastic event, and we’re looking forward to collaborating further as we continue to support current and future offshore developments in the UK and beyond.”
Her hull design and systems will enable her to be retrofitted with zero-emissions power supply and propulsion at a future date. Electric-ready designs are increasingly sought-after by the offshore industry as wind farm developers and operators ramp up efforts to decarbonise.
Sheringham Shoal is an Equinor-operated, 317-megawatt (MW) offshore wind with 88 wind turbines and generates around 1.1 terawatt hours (TWh) of green energy per year.
