Profile: DUC
yard Shipcon and outfitting-yard Hoekman Shipbuilding all based in Holland. “We believe that at 55 metres, Solution is perfectly sized with 42 beds on board, 250 square metres of deck space and a proper four point mooring system, which can be radio controlled,” details Henk. “It has a shallow draught, so can be operated near to shore, is capable of beaching, and has two moon pools for survey work. There are two knuckle boom cranes mid-ship (90Tm) and on the aft deck (290Tm), and the main crane includes a ten-tonne active heave compensated winch. It is more or less the Swiss army knife of vessels, particularly for the offshore wind industry.” Displaying an average fuel consumption of around three tonnes a day, the smaller but well-equipped MPSV Solution is a perfect
fit for today’s offshore industries, particularly amidst challenging economic conditions. Henk notes that with the state of the current oil price, more and more service companies are starting to diversify from oil and gas into renewables making it a very crowded and competitive market place. “It is getting tougher, but we think with this new vessel we can provide a one-stop-shop for clients,” Henk adds. “We can provide rope access, we have the divers, we can perform the surveys and so on, so as soon as Solution is ready we can start promoting ourselves as a complete service package and we think this will be of interest to the market.” Alongside this fleet expansion DUC has also been making significant progress towards gaining full accreditation within the industry.
Marine Group
We can provide rope access, we have the divers, we can perform the surveys and so on, so as soon as Solution is ready we can start promoting ourselves as a complete service package and we think this will be of interest to the market
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