Dutch outfit Coastwise Offshore Services has contracted Next Generation Shipyards to build a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) for work in the offshore wind sector that will be outsourced to SeaZip Offshore Service when completed.
The CTV – a monomaran crewtender Endurance class NG2727 – will be delivered to Coastwise in December next year and sail under the name of COS Master.
It will be over 27 metres long and carry up to 30 passengers and loads of 15 to 22 tonnes.
The CTV will also be fitted with a deck crane and have a cruising speed of 27 knots.
The building of the vessel was at the initiative of Coastwise Offshore Services, a new shipping enterprise owned by Eelko Wijdieks, Douwe van den Berg and Onno Nienhuis.
SeaZip Offshore Service will be responsible for the commercial management of the vessel.
Van den Berg said: “For quite some time already, Albert Keizer intended to design a crew tender himself.
“Our plans complemented one another well. In close collaboration with marine architect Fred van Dorresteijn, Next Generation Shipyards succeeded in translating our basic principles into an unparalleled vessel design.
“The design provides the stability of a traditional catamaran and the speed and fuel efficiency of a monohull, which implies ultimate comfort combined with the best possible performance. Absolutely the best of both worlds.”