Thai shipbuilder Marsun Public Limited Company has agreed a licence with UK-based marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies that will enable it to build BARTech 30 crew transfer vessels
The agreement enables Marsun to build the innovative CTVs for the emerging Asian offshore wind market and markets further afield, including those in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and India and Australia.
As highlighted by OWJ on a number of occasions, the BARTech 30’s ProA design and active hydrofoil system minimises vessel motion and fuel burn.In operation, this generates a 30% reduction in fuel consumption and total emissions, and improved stability across all sea states – including up to 70% reduced vertical accelerations – in comparison to traditional catamaran designs.
These benefits are proven in the deployment of the first BARTech 30, Seacat Columbia, under a recently announced long-term charter with Equinor on the Dudgeon offshore windfarm.
Marsun chief executive Patrawin Chongvisal said, “We are pleased to add BAR Tech to the range of vessels we offer our customers. We are promoting a wide range of the most innovative and advanced CTVs designs to Asian market.
“In cooperation with BAR Technologies, we recognised the opportunity to bring a game-changing design to Southeast Asian offshore wind markets, where we believe it will be particularly effective.”
BAR Technologies chief executive John Cooper said, “With the first BARTech 30 now deployed to a large-scale offshore windfarm with Equinor in the North Sea, securing technician transfer to turbines in big sea states and saving the charterer fuel, emissions and lost weather days when less capable boats couldn’t be utilised, we’re naturally keen to export this technology into emerging offshore wind markets.
“Partnering with a leading shipyard like Marsun we look forward to contributing to the opportunity for new offshore wind markets to accelerate through legacy CTV designs and secure the latest in efficient vessel technologies in the delivery of new fixed and floating offshore wind projects.”
