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GE Renewable Energy takes delivery of French CTV

By: Tom Russell 09/08/2022 LDA

General Logistics Vessels

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Tidal Transit Limited announced the delivery to GE Renewable Energy of Inno'vent, a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) destined for turbine maintenance off the French coast.

The innovative design of this new unit was created by MAURIC, a naval architecture firm based in Nantes and a member of Neopolia, while the construction is being carried out by the French shipyard OCEA which designs, constructs and maintains aluminium ships, with production sites in La Rochelle, Les Sables d'Olonne, Fontenay-le-Comte and Saint-Nazaire.

Her mission is to ensure the transfer of technicians between the LD Tide maintenance base located in La Turballe and the park for the maintenance of the wind turbines and the electrical substation.

Inno'vent is the first of two CTVs ordered by GE Renewable Energy entirely designed and built in France. They will sail under the French flag, 1st register. These ships are equipped with a hybrid propulsion system with batteries and a foil designed to reduce fuel consumption and improve performance. These two devices are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by about 15%.

To remind, in December 2020, GE Renewable Energy selected LDA and Tidal Transit for two CTVs for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. Construction of the two CTVs started in 2021 and commissioning is scheduled for summer 2022. The launch of the first CTV took place on Thursday 28 April 2022. EDF Renouvelables, the wind farm operator, has also placed an order for a third CTV sister ship, which is expected to be delivered in the fall in La Turballe.

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