Christening Acta Orion
Acta Marine and CIG shipbuilding are proud to announce that the new build construction support vessel of the Dutch marine operator Acta Marine “ACTA ORION”, was christened at the naming ceremony held on Thursday 22 October at the port of Harlingen, The Netherlands.
Mrs. Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann, Van Oord’s Gemini project director performed the ceremony. Acta Marine is expanding its fleet with this purpose build ‘’Walk to Work’’ construction support vessel in order to service the offshore wind industry.
ACTA ORION has a length of 108 meters and a beam of 16 meters. The new build DP2 offshore construction support vessel’s key features includes 80 bed accommodations, a large cargo deck and a cargo hold with tween deck providing over 1250 m2 deck space. The vessel will be the largest unit in the Acta Marine fleet. Acta Marine contracted CIG Shipbuilding for the design and construction of the vessel. The vessel design has been optimized for station and seakeeping so as to increase the comfort level and offshore workability. This will allow continuation of installation support activities also in challenging weather and sea conditions.
The vessel will be fitted with an active motion-compensated personnel transfer gangway, permitting the safe transfer of work crews and cargo packages.
Immediately following the delivery mid-November, ACTA ORION’s first project will be on the Gemini offshore wind farm 85 kilometres north of the Dutch coast which is currently under construction by Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects. For Van Oord, its specific role will be to support work crews to the platforms and foundations in order to prepare for the submarine cable pull-in and terminations. ACTA ORION will also act as the in-field accommodation and support base for the crew transfer vessels active on the project. In addition the vessel can also be utilized to support the erection and maintenance of the wind turbines, which are typically installed once the installation of submarine cables has been completed.
“With ACTA ORION our company takes a big step forward in the offshore wind industry.” states Rob Boer Managing Director of Acta Marine. “Together with the ten crew transfer vessels we acquired earlier this year, we are now able to offer a broad range of marine services to our clients in this growing market.”
