In such a busy period for the industry, it’s not just wind farms that are getting bigger to help meet demand. PES was keen to hear from Steve Evans, General Manager at Mainprize Offshore, about some of the challenges faced in terms of crew transfer vessels and how growing their fleet is just one part of their plans to innovate.
PES: It’s great to speak to you for this issue Steve. Could we perhaps begin with a brief summary of the work of Mainprize Offshore, as a recap for our readers?
Steve Evans: Of course. Our primary service provision and our core focus is the supply of high-performance crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry. As well as crew transfer, our vessels are also capable of heavy cargo operations, fuel and water bunkering, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support, dive support and subsea survey operations. In addition to this, we are also a guard vessel supplier and offer marine consultancy services on a range of services, from ISM compliance to vessel design and efficiency.
