Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2024
BMT unveils mid-sized SOV design
New market sector | London-based BMT, a marine engineering design consultancy, has launched a new 48m-long service operation vessel (SOV), targeting the market sector lying between smaller crew transfer vessels and large SOVs. The company claims that mid-sized vessels offer a more cost-effective option for meeting offshore operational requirements. Unveiled at the annual Offshore Support Journal conference in London, the methanol-ready design has a diesel-electric engine configuration and a small water plane area twin hull (SWATH) hull for optimal seakeeping and maximum uptime....