上海國際海事信息與文獻網

來源：Offshore Energy 2023-03-14

翻譯：國際海事信息網 趙揚捷 張運鴻

        All American Marine (AAM)向NV5公司Geodynamics交付了一艘研究和水文測量船，該船將為海上風電市場提供服務，并執行其他科學調查任務。

        AAM表示，這艘名為Shackleford的船是專門為美國東海岸的海上風電部門制作的，將在NV5-Geodynamics公司提供交鑰匙式“單通道”海上勘探任務中發揮重要作用。

        這艘73英尺x 26.7英尺的半排水量鋁雙體船在貝靈漢灣（Bellingham Bay）進行了海試，然后通過貨船運往北卡羅萊納州博福特（Beaufort, North Carolina）的母港。

        AAM總裁兼首席運營官Ron Wille說：“這艘船將使地球動力公司的業務更上一層樓，提供無與倫比的服務，并極大地擴大他們在東海岸的科學活動。這艘船還將有助于推動東海岸及其他地區快速增長的風電場行業。”

        以沙克爾福德海岸命名，沙克爾福德是瞭望角國家海岸鏈最南端的堰洲島，沙克爾福德是按照USCG分章T標準建造的。為了降低調查動員成本，該船配備了完全專用和冗余的調查系統，包括Kongsberg EM 2040 MKII多波束測深儀，該測深儀通過可伸縮支柱部署在船的月池中。

        該船集成了技術設計對稱和不對稱組合船體形狀，船首波浪穿孔器和專利水翼輔助船體設計。這種設計的燃油容量為1500加侖，最多可容納10名乘客16天。

        推進裝置包括兩個固定螺距螺旋槳，由雙EPA Tier 3柴油發動機提供動力，額定功率為803 bhp @ 2100 RPM，驅動ZF 665V遠程安裝變速箱。

        Geodynamics公司高級副總裁Chris Freeman表示:“為了日復一日地獲得最高水平的數據精度，我們在過去20年里的模型很簡單：我們將船視為一種精確的測量儀器，為特定的測量環境量身定制，然后包裹在一組特定任務的理想傳感器上。”

        “這艘一流的新型船將為我們提供一個無與倫比的平臺，讓我們繼續專注于執行世界上最嚴格的海上測量規范，無論是用于海圖繪制還是海底勘探，以支持海上風電開發。”

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New US offshore wind survey vessel about to hit the water

All American Marine (AAM) has delivered a research and hydrographic survey vessel to Geodynamics, an NV5 company, that will service the offshore wind market and carry out other scientific survey missions.

The vessel named Shackleford has been specifically customized to serve the offshore wind sector on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and will serve an integral role in NV5-Geodynamics’ mission of providing turnkey, “single pass” offshore surveys, AAM said.

The 73’ x 26.7’ semi-displacement aluminum catamaran hull was sea-trialed on Bellingham Bay, before being shipped via cargo ship to its homeport of Beaufort, North Carolina.

“This vessel will enable Geodynamics to take their business to the next level, provide unmatched services and expand their scientific activities on the east coast significantly.  The vessel will also help advance the rapidly growing windfarm industry on the East Coast and beyond,” said Ron Wille, President and COO of AAM.

Named after Shackleford Banks, the southernmost barrier island in the Cape Lookout National Seashore chain, Shackleford was constructed to USCG Subchapter T standards. To reduce survey mobilization costs, it is outfitted with fully dedicated and redundant survey systems, including the Kongsberg EM 2040 MKII multibeam echosounder which is deployed through the vessel’s moonpool via a retractable strut.

The vessel integrates the Teknicraft Design symmetrical and asymmetrical combined hull shape, bow wave piercer, and a patented hydrofoil-assisted hull design. With a fuel capacity of 1,500 gallons, this design is licensed for up to 16-day passengers and has live-aboard accommodations of up to 10 passengers.

The propulsion package includes two fixed pitch propellers, powered by twin EPA Tier 3 diesel engines, rated at 803 bhp @ 2100 RPM driving ZF 665V remote-mounted gearboxes.

“To achieve the highest level of data accuracy day in and day out, our model over the last two decades is simple: we consider the boat as a precision survey instrument, purpose-built for the specific survey environment and then wrapped around the ideal sensors for a specific set of missions,” said Chris Freeman, Sr. Vice President at Geodynamics.

“This new best-in-class vessel will provide an unmatched platform for our continued focus on performing to the most stringent offshore survey specifications in the world, whether that is for nautical charting or for subsea exploration to support offshore wind development.”