The vessel is designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS for ‘walk-to-work’ (W2W) operations, where personnel walks via a motion-compensated gangway from the ship to a wind turbine.
Emissions data was also encouraging, with ammonia emissions below 10ppm and N2O below 3ppm. NOx emissions for ammonia operation were well below those generated during diesel use.
Royal IHC has successfully launched the Electric Mining Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) SANDRA. This launch took place at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands.