Cranes and gangways - a match made in heaven?

摘要

Charterers looking to keep costs down are likely to favour smaller vessels that are inherently more energy efficient, and one way to cut down vessel footprint is to minimise the number of separate pieces of equipment. In addition, fewer pieces of equipment mean fewer crew members required, and reduced maintenance costs. At this year's Asian Offshore Support Journal Conference, Solstad Offshore commercial officer Inger Louise Molver confirmed that charterers are increasingly looking for walk-to-work vessels to incorporate crane capacity.