
A Wärtsilä thruster service will certainly allow an existing hull to come to be the crane vessel Bokalift 2. (Image copyright Boskalis)
Wärtsilä has actually dedicated to a requiring shipment timetable for a thruster service that will certainly allow Netherlands- based Boskalis to transform an existing hull to develop the crane vessel Bokalift 2.
The DP2 crane vessel will certainly have lodgings for 150 individuals. Providing 7,500 sq. m of complimentary deck room it will certainly have a crane with a training capability of 4,000 heaps as well as a training elevation of over 100 meters. Straight after shipment the Bokalift 2 will certainly make its launching on the wind task in Taiwan as well as appropriates for a wide variety of jobs: overseas wind jobs, the installment as well as decommissioning of oil as well as gas frameworks, as well as salvage job.
Wärtsilä will provide 4 retracting steerable thrusters as well as thruster controls, along with 2 passage thrusters. The tried and tested retraction system, integrated with the power reliable 8-degree slanted thruster, is an essential consider making it possible for efficient station-keeping efficiency. The thrusters’ retractability additionally makes it possible for superficial draft procedures.
“Wärtsilä’s thruster solutions enable this kind of high specification vessel to operate successfully in sustainable energy installation projects. Furthermore, the energy efficiency of our thrusters reduces fuel consumption, which at the same time limits emission levels,” states Stefan Wiik, Vice President, Asset Management Services, Wärtsilä Marine.












