Vroon’s VOS Start starts mobilizing in Amsterdam shipyard

JUNE 6, 2017 — Breda, Netherlands, headquartered Vroon reports that VOS Start, the company’s first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel, has arrived in Amsterdam. The 80 m x 18.4 m vessel, which was built

VIDEO: Damen launches walk-to-work wind farm SOV

MARCH 27, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built offshore wind Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability,. When completed, Bibby

Austal delivers 40 knot W2W crew transfer cat

NOVEMBER 21, 2016 — Singapore headquartered Swire Pacific Offshore has taken delivery of the high speed crew transfer vessel Pacific Kestrel. Designed by Incat Crowther and constructed by Austal’s shipyard in the

Vroon walk-to-work vessel to have Barge Master Gangway

OCTOBER 19, 2016 — The Vroon Offshore Services walk-to-work vessel VOS Start is to be equipped with the new Barge Master Gangway to will safe and efficient transfer of personnel and cargo.

ABS issues guide on W2W crew transfer systems

AUGUST 26, 2016 — Classification society ABS has published a new guide addressing certification for safety systems used for “walk to work” (W2W) crew transfers. The guide addresses certification for safety systems

Damen to build wind farm support vessel on spec

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 — Damen Shipyards Group,Gorinchem, the Netherlands, says that the final touches have been made to its Walk 2 Work offshore windfarm support vessel and that it will start building