Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2013
Tough tasks prompt complex supply ship designs
OFFSHORE SHIPPING Hardly any ship type exhibits more novel design approaches than offshore supply vessels (OSVs). Among the 250 currently on order worldwide, there are individual examples of sophisticated layouts. But more often, serial designs are being modified for special purposes, writes shipbuilding expert Ralf Witthohn in the current issue of our series “Innovative Vessels”.