The twin vessels will operate out of the Port of Montrose, transporting engineers, and technicians to the offshore site during construction and remaining with the project into the operations & maintenance phase on a five-year charter.

Both crew transfer vessels – MO12 and MO14 – can carry up to 24 passengers and will be operated by locally-based crews comprising a master, engineer, and deckhand per vessel.

Designed by UK naval architects, the 26-m vessels have a bollard push of 21 t enabling the safe transfer of personnel in significant wave heights of up to 2 m, increasing their availability for the project by around 26 days each year.

They also have multi-fuel capability and an optimised catamaran hull design to improve operational performance and reduce fuel consumption, ensuring lower emissions than conventional vessels.

The vessels were designed by Southampton-based naval architecture consultancy, Walker Marine Design, and built by Strategic Marine Group in Singapore.

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