Supporting offshore wind support vessels

Offshore wind technology is advancing quickly – and the vessels supporting these projects must be ready to assist. At Bureau Veritas, we support ship owners in ensuring their offshore wind support (OSW) vessels are ready for the challenges ahead.

PREPARING ALL TYPES OF OSW VESSELS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Windfarm construction and operation is facilitated by multiple vessel types, each with highly specific and continually evolving designs.

Wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs)
Assisting the construction and installation of fixed turbines and shallow water structures
Foundation installation vessels (FIVs)
Specialized crane vessels for pile installation, fitted with dynamic positioning systems and motion-compensated pile grippers
Anchor handling vessels
Preinstalling moorings, towing floating foundations and turbines, hooking up floating foundations to moorings and installing dynamic cables
Cable laying vessels
Installing heavy, inflexible cables that reach increasingly far out to sea
Stone dumping vessels
Protecting offshore infrastructure using a fallpipe
Service operation and commissioning service operation vessels (SOV and CSOVs)
Providing comfortable technicians accommodation, fitted with advanced dynamic positioning and walk-to-work (W2W) motion compensated gangways covered by our dedicated certification scheme, NI 629
Crew transfer vessels (CTVs)
Maximizing the speed and comfort of technicians’ daily commute between ports and windfarms

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DEDICATED CLASSIFICATION RULES FOR OSW VESSELS

At Bureau Veritas, we offer classification services for vessels in the offshore renewables sector, informed by our years of experience and nuanced understanding of the offshore energy industry.

VIEW NR 589 RULES FOR WINDFARM SERVICE SHIPS

ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

In addition to standard IMO instruments for the international shipping industry, specific regulations are applicable to the vessels operating in the offshore wind sector. These include:
• IMO Special Purpose Ship (SPS) Code
• New International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP), from 1 July, 2024

We employ our knowledge of highly specialized vessels to guide you through design optimizations, ensuring safety and meeting national, international and industry sustainability requirements.

HELPING ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY IN OSW VESSEL OPERATIONS

To meet clients’ expectations of a green supply chain as well as their own sustainability goals, vessel owners must keep pace with tightening regulations. They are accountable to regulations that govern shipping emissions and pollution, while also helping energy providers decarbonize their operations and supply chain.
At Bureau Veritas, we offer services across the spectrum of social and environmental responsibility requirements.

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GUIDING YOU TO CYBER SECURITY

Ships carry significant amounts of data that is transmitted to other vessels or communicated to shore. This puts increasingly connected assets, including navigation and operation systems at risk of cyber-attacks.
To ensure protection against threats, shipowners should develop a comprehensive cyber management strategy with the help of Bureau Veritas experts.

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SUPPORTING GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS
Specialized vessels require specialized expertise, and our history of supporting vessel design and operation offers just that. Bureau Veritas experts are by your side to ensure the safety, suitability and compliance of all types of OSW vessels.

We put our extensive knowledge of the growing offshore wind market to use for you, helping ship owners effectively answer its increasingly complex demands.

PARTNERING THROUGH EVERY CHALLENGE
Our one-of-a-kind classification services and experience across the supply chain position us as an invaluable resource for ship owners.

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Offshore Wind Support (OSW) Vessels

PREPARING ALL TYPES OF OSW VESSELS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

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DEDICATED CLASSIFICATION RULES FOR OSW VESSELS

ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

HELPING ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY IN OSW VESSEL OPERATIONS

GUIDING YOU TO CYBER SECURITY

WHY PARTNER WITH BUREAU VERITAS?

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