Bernhard Schulte takes delivery of methanol-ready vessel

Bernhard Schulte Offshore, a subsidiary of German shipping company Bernhard Schulte, has taken delivery of a methanol-ready commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) from the Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft.

IMAGE: Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s methanol-ready CSOV Windea Clausius. Bernhard Schulte Offshore

A CSOV is a specialised ship used to support the commissioning, maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms and other marine energy projects.

Methanol-ready means that the vessel will not be capable of running on methanol upon delivery, but it will have the option to be retrofitted for methanol propulsion in the future. This implies the vessels will likely run on fossil-based marine fuel in the near future.

The vessel, Windea Clausius, will support the offshore energy sector, bringing the company’s offshore fleet to a total of five.

However, the company has not disclosed any further details, such as its planned deployment location.

By Tuhin Roy

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