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Workboat Association and Chartwell aim to accelerate vessel decarbonisation

By: Tom Russell 08/06/2020 The Workboat Association

General Vessels

The Workboat Association has announced a new technical working group, with Andy Page of Chartwell Marine leading as Chairman.

The group aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of the workboat sector, in line with the Clean Maritime Plan, by taking a proactive approach to technical support for the supply chain and future technologies. Alongside decarbonisation efforts, the group expects to turn its attention to compliance, safety and specific rule requirements further down the line.

The first meeting took place on Tuesday 5th May 2020, featuring a presentation from Ørsted on the route to carbon neutral offshore logistics, which mapped out a pathway to decarbonisation, while highlighting the importance of the industry combining short-term optimisation with long-term technology research and development. Operators in attendance at this first meeting included Offshore Turbine Services, Maritime Craft Services and Williams Shipping.

In its future sessions, the group will provide a sounding board for members to explore the various technologies available and debate the pros and cons, while promoting a culture of education through shared experiences.

Andy Page, Managing Director, Chartwell Marine, said: “The workboat sector is at a crossroads. To truly activate its global potential, key stakeholders must come together and discuss any obstacles from a technical perspective. I wanted to share my own experience in hybrid boats and hull forms, fuel burn and efficient operations with a view to fostering collaboration. It has been great to see so many others with completely different knowledge bases engaging to create an educational open forum – which ultimately benefits the whole industry.”

Kerrie Forster, Chief Executive Officer, The Workboat Association, added: “Andy was an obvious choice to chair this technical group. His impressive contact base from years of collaboration throughout the industry is matched by a genuine enthusiasm for engineering excellence. We are proud to be supporting both him and the wider industry through this working group, while continuing to take a proactive approach to tackling the main issues faced by our members.

It is important that we continue to recruit a diverse membership from all areas of the industry – along-side vessel operators and naval architects, the input in these meetings from consultants and seafarers provides an invaluable perspective and we very much look forward to engaging further with a variety of stakeholders in future meetings.”

The next meeting of the group is set to take place on 9th June.

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