CTruk Boats has strengthened its credentials as a leading manufacturer of Wind Farm Support Vessels by handing over the second boat in a two-craft order from CWind.
The MPC22 WFSV CWindSpirit was officially named at a ceremony in Ipswich and is the latest addition to a stable of nearly 30 WFSVs built by CTruk.
Like her sister vessel CWindArtimus, which was handed over in June, the latest MPC22 will benefit from a Volvo Penta Integrated Propulsion System (IPS) that reduces fuel consumption; produces less CO2 emissions; offers extra manoeuvrability and bollard pull; provides a longer cruising range and enables a higher top speed. The IPS, controlled by joystick and driving twin propellers, also offers improved dynamic positioning.
IPS was initially introduced on a CTruk boat operating in the North Sea and has proved its value operating offshore in Continental Europe, where CWind Spirit is also expected to undertake her maiden deployment.
CTruk Chief Executive Officer Andy White explained that the addition of IPS on the two latest craft further expands the range of options CWind can offer to its clients.
