Shanghai Electric celebrated on August 16 the combined naming and delivery of two service operation vessels (SOVs) at ZPMC, Qidong base, in China, according to ship designs, shipbuilding and system solutions provider Ulstein.
The pair of ships are based on two different ship designs from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and are the first purpose-designed vessels for the offshore wind industry in China.
Both vessels are designed with the X-Bow and X-Stern solutions for optimal seakeeping characteristics.
The Zhi Cheng 60 is an ULSTEIN SX197 design measuring 72.6m in length and 17.5m in beam. It can accommodate 60 people and has a deck area of 400 sqm.
The Zhi Zhen 100 is based on the larger ULSTEIN SX195 design. With a length of 93.4m and a beam of 18m, it can accommodate up to 100 people and boasts a total deck area of 620 sqm.
Both SOVs are outfitted with a cutting-edge battery energy storage system and a DC-based Common Main Drive System, which accommodate the main propulsion drives, the thruster drives and the main distribution system, and high-capacity DP2 dynamic positioning systems.
They also feature advanced walk-to-work motion-compensated gangways, offshore cranes, and high-speed daughter crafts.
Liu Xiangnan, vice president of wind power company at Shanghai Electric, said that close collaborations among Ulstein, the yard ZPMC and Shanghai Electric, have set a strong foundation for the projects.
“Shanghai Electric is the leading provider of offshore wind turbines in China. With these two world-class SOVs, we believe we can bring more value to our clients and provide a safer working environment to our colleagues at sea,” Liu Xiangnan noted.
From his side, the managing director Runar Muren at Ulstein design and solutions AS commented that “the vessels will be important assets in the sustainable development of the domestic offshore wind industry in China.”
