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Dutch operator Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has taken delivery of a new workboat to support its clients in the offshore renewables sector.
Built by compatriot Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in compliance to Bureau Veritas class rules, Waddenstroom has a length of 36.66 metres, a beam of 13.45 metres, a minimum draught of 2.3 metres, and accommodations for 16 personnel. Duties will include dredging, towing, cable/pipelay support, marine construction support, and anchor handling.
The boasts a large working deck with an area of 190 square metres. Space is available for up to 12 tonnes of assorted cargo, two HS.Marine cranes mounted fore and aft, an A-frame, and a dive platform that can also be used as a deployment transom for a remotely operated vehicle. The vessel can also be beached if necessary, allowing it to support construction and maintenance activities even in areas with unprepared shores.
The diesel-electric propulsion system includes a Caterpillar C32-TTA ACERT 746kW main engine, a Reintjes WAF 562 L gearbox, two Veth VZ900 825ekW azimuthing thrusters housing fixed-pitch propellers, a conventional propeller, and two Veth CJ1000V 325ekW compact jet thrusters in the bow. This arrangement will provide improved positioning capability as well as deliver a bollard pull of up to 35 tonnes and a speed of 11 knots. VWMS has also opted for a Damen Marine NOx reduction system with advanced active emissions control using selective catalytic reduction to make the vessel IMO Tier III-certified.
The vessel has two additional Caterpillar C32s to operate as generators along with a Caterpillar C4.4 107kVA set. These supply power for the onboard electronics, which include two Furuno radars, a DP2 system, and an Area A3 GMDSS. The design may be configured to accommodate a deck-mounted containerised battery to allow the vessel to operate on zero emissions in the future.
The air-conditioned crew accommodation spaces consist of three officer cabins, one of which may be converted into a double cabin, six double crew cabins, a mess, a galley, and a laundry room. The officer cabins and three of the double cabins are positioned in the deckhouse above the waterline to satisfy MLC regulations.
Waddenstroom | |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Type of vessel: | Renewables support workboat |
Classification: | Bureau Veritas |
Flag: | Netherlands |
Owner: | Van Wijngaarden Marine Services, Netherlands |
Designer: | Damen Shipyards Group, Netherlands |
Builder: | Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld, Netherlands |
Length overall: | 36.66 metres |
Beam: | 13.45 metres |
Draught: | 2.3 metres |
Capacity: | 12 tonnes |
Main engine: | Caterpillar C32-TTA ACERT, 746 kW |
Gearbox: | Reintjes WAF 562 L |
Propulsion: | 2 x Veth VZ900, each 825 ekW |
Generators: | 2 x Caterpillar C32; Caterpillar C4.4, 107 kVA |
Side thrusters: | 2 x Veth CJ1000V, each 325 ekW |
Maximum speed: | 11 knots |
Bollard pull: | 35 tonnes |
Radars: | 2 x Furuno |
Dynamic positioning: | DP2 |
GMDSS: | Area A3 |
Cranes: | 2 x HS.Marine |
Other equipment installed: | Dive platform; Damen Marine NOx reduction system |
Type of fuel: | Diesel |
Accommodation: | Cabins; mess; galley; laundry room |
Crew: | 16 |