The first vessel of offshore wind service industry receives the first X-STERN™. Yno 309 and 310 are scheduled for delivery from Ulstein Verft in 2016 and 2017.
Highlights :
- The X-STERN™ has several of the same characteristics as the X-BOW®.
- Four People from Ulstein Group follows up the production on-site at the Crist hull yard in Poland.
- It leads to reduced pitch and wave drift forces, as well as eliminating slamming.
- The benefits are reduced power and fuel consumption while on DP and there will be no green sea on the deck due to the stern shape and enclosed nature of the aft deck.
The Site manager Magnar Kvamme reports: “The work progress is steady. The hull can be expected to arrive at Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, in the second half of December.”
The vessel will be shipped to Ulstein Verft, Norway, in end December.
Ulstein Verft signed the shipbuilding contract in Q1 2015 with the Germany-based Bernhard Schulte. WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG, the Bernhard Schulte’s affiliate for offshore wind projects, develops the final detailed arrangements and equipment for the vessels.
Source: Ulstein Group
