Dutch engineering company SMST is to provide a next generation gangway for DEME’s first service operation vessel (SOV) Groene Wind.
The gangway is currently being commissioned and will be installed on the SOV at Cemre Shipyard later this year, SMST said.
SMST sales manager Jan Eelke van der Meulen said: “With this gangway we meet the increased operational profile for all year operations and accepted the challenge of the operational limitations of handling cargo to a transition piece.
“We introduced new functionalities to our gangway by adding a cargo transfer system under the gangway.”
The cargo winch installed under the bridge tip for motion compensated lifting is equipped with a travel system enabling the transfer of cargo under the full bridge length.
SMST said the system increases logistical efficiency and gives room for a broader scope of work.
DEME Group new build department project manager Henk van Mol said: “SMST’s track record as manufacturer of motion compensated cranes was very valuable.
“With this solution we have lifting reach under the entire gangway, fully 3D motion compensated lifting capacity and ship-to-ship lifting to the crew transfer vessel’s.
“This happens all directly out of the cargo hold, which is a real game changer of the cargo logistics on board of our SWATH.”
The vessel will be delivered next year and chartered by Siemens Gamesa for work on the Rentel and SeaMade offshore wind farms in Belgium.