A quick glimpse of Edda Ferd

Edda Ferd can be described as a large, solid and reliable workhorse of a PSV, capable of operating safely and effectively in harsh weather conditions.

BY HELENE B. HELGELAND // PYX

IT IS A ROBUST PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL WITH AN ENERGY SAVING PROPULSION SYSTEM.

Edda Ferd is a 92.6 metre PSV, built in 2013. Sonja Østensjø is a member of the company’s chartering team and is responsible for chartering the vessels. She describes Edda Ferd as easy to sell to clients.

“It is technically a very effective vessel and the crew are a real plus factor. When Edda Ferd wins a contract, the client will often keep it on for longer than anticipated”, she says.

Cato Molland is Chief on board, and agrees that the vessel performs very well in technical terms.

“Edda Ferd is a large vessel with more than enough power”, he says. “It is installed with a very reliable Voith Schneider propeller. It is a pure supply vessel that transports cargo to the rigs. It performs particularly well in winter and we have feedback from the rigs saying that we commonly work for longer than many of our competitors in poor weather”, he says. The vessel is equipped with a Blue Drive Plus C diesel electric propulsion system from Siemens, which is designed to generate lower levels of emissions.

“It is also installed with so-called peak-shaving battery packs”, says Molland, who goes on to explain that these batteries act to level out output peaks. This enables the engines to avoid sudden increases in output, and in doing so saves energy and reduces emissions.

CONTRACT WITH NEPTUNE ENERGY

Edda Ferd is currently on contract to Neptune Energy for supply operations. Willy Svarstad, who is Logistics Specialist at Neptune, says that the vessel is performing very well.

“Edda Ferd is a new vessel for us and is performing as expected. We’re working well with the crew and both shifts are highly skilled”, he says.