Ship&Offshore | Issue 08/2024
US-built crew transfer vessels fleet grows
Commissioning | A fleet of four crew transfer vessels (CTV) has been commissioned by Windea CTV LLC, a joint venture between MidOcean Wind LLC and Hornblower Group in the United States. The four vessels, the nation’s largest fleet of purpose-built CTVs, have been built in domestic shipyards and will be manned by American seafarers. The 30m-long hybrid-ready CTVs were built to an Incat Crowther design at St. Johns Ship Building in Florida, and Gulf Craft and Breaux Brothers Enterprises, both in Louisiana....