Ship&Offshore | Issue 01/2023
Construction of CSOVs begins
SX216 | The building of two dual-fuelled construction service operating vessels (CSOV) by Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard for Acta Marine has been marked by a traditional steel-cutting ceremony. The 89m-long vessels will be built to a SX216 design developed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and are due for delivery in the second quarter of next year. The two ships, claimed to be the first to be contracted with Ulstein’s distinctive Twin X-Stern, will be capable of operating on methanol MDO/HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) supported by an energy storage system....