The service operation vessel (SOV) Windea Leibniz has returned to Ulstein Verft, where it was built, for an upgrade
After installation of an adjustable pedestal for the ship’s gangway and a 50 per cent increase in the number of single cabins, the vessel will be ready for assignments in the Baltic and the North Sea and will be able to support construction and commissioning of offshore windfarms. The vessel was delivered by Ulstein Verft in 2017.
Bernhard Schulte Offshore managing director Matthias Müller said, “After the conversion, this will be one of very few vessels with 60 single cabins for charterers, compared to the current 40.
“This means that we can take more people, enabling the vessel to operate as a CSOV. Installation of an adjustable pedestal for the ship’s Uptime gangway means that it can cater to transition pieces (TPs) of any height. The vessel will also be one of the few purpose-built SOVs that can work in the Baltic, which has TPs that are not as high.”
Windea Leibniz started work for Siemens Gamesa at the Sandbank and DanTysk offshore windfarms. After that, the ship undertook a summer campaign for GE at the Merkur windfarm. Lately, the vessel has supported installation of the infield cables for a windfarm that is under construction in the Baltic.
Windea Leibniz arrived at Ulstein Verft on 31 October 2022. The upgrade is scheduled for completion in February 2023.
