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Damen announces the FCS 2710

By: Matthew White 02/05/2018 Damen Shipyards Group

General Vessels

Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a new model to its Fast Crew Supplier range.

The first FCS 2710 vessel has already been built at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem for delivery in July 2018. The FCS 2710 retains the twin hull, axe bow design that the Damen FCS 2610 consisted of.

“The 2610 really was the first vessel of its kind. It’s an excellent boat, but of course there are always lessons to be learned," says Wim Boerma, product manager at Damen’s High Speed Craft product group. “We’ve taken the very best of the 2610 in all its fundamental characteristics and updated it to deliver more flexibility, more tank capacity, greater deck space, increased comfort and more accommodation.”

Damen say that due to the evolving offshore wind industry new requirements are needed from crew transfer vessels. It has listened to the feedback and designed a vessel that retains much of the fundamental design of the 2610, but delivers the additional capacity and performance sought by operators today.

The FCS 2710 achieves this in part by being a meter longer than its predecessor and also a metre higher. The extra metre above the water not only increases the hull volume but also allows the vessel to operate in wave heights of above two metres. This increases the range of weather conditions in which it can be at sea.

The vessel is also able to carry 26 personnel, double it's predecessor, in its standard configuration. This has been done by changing the deck space from a stepped layout to one that is level. This has enabled a larger wheelhouse and a more than doubling of the interior volume available for the accommodation, all without any loss in deck space available for cargo transportation.

The first FCS 2710 is due to be delivered in July 2018 to High Speed Transfers Ltd, based in Swansea, Wales. HST sees the FCS 2710 as the way to make an immediate impact using an upgraded version of a vessel-type that is already used in the market.

“We’ve worked with Damen vessels at our previous companies,” said HST managing director Tom Nevin, “and appreciate the quality and the level of support that they offer.” HST plans to initially focus on serving the offshore energy sectors in German and UK waters, but has global ambitions. “We hope to build a fleet of four to six FCS 2710s over time,” adds Tom Nevin. “We see exciting times ahead, particularly in offshore renewables.”

“I am very pleased that HST has chosen to start their operations with the all-new Damen FCS 2710,” added Arjen van Elk, Damen Sales Manager for UK & Ireland. “It has been designed with a lot of practical input from various clients and end-users such as Vattenvall, Siemens and E-On, and like the 2610 it is optimised to support the offshore oil & gas and survey sectors as well as renewables. Customers will also benefit from a choice of propulsion systems with conventional shafts, water jets, IPS and Voith Linear Drives all available as options.”

HST and Damen will be showing their new vessel to the world for the first time at this year’s Seawork International exhibition and conference, being held in Southampton, UK, from the 3rd to the 5th July.

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