– The renewable segments is important to
us, and we do our best to ensure that our
clients benefit from our vessels and ser-
vices, says Vessel Manager Lars Ove Hole.
– This became a very hectic month for us,
with a lot of resources being mobilised,
Hole explains. He was the project man-
ager for the mobilisation, which mainly
involved personnel from SolstadFarstad
office in Fosnavåg. This was therefore
in practice the first major project that
took place between the organizations in
Skudeneshavn office and Fosnavåg, and
Hole praises the good cooperation and
efforts from all those who were involved. conditions while on board. In addition to
the installation of the walkway, Normand
Jarl was also converted to accommodate
more cabins to meet client requirements.
The dimensions of offshore wind tur-
bines are quite large, and this has now
also been reflected in the appearance of
Normand Jarl. With its 25 meters above
the water, the walkway bridge, stretches
almost above the wheelhouse. It’s a very
massive thing, explains Hole, adding that
it includes both stairtower and a cargolift.
These solutions simplify the maintenance
of the turbines and allow service workers
to easily carry personnel and spare parts
up and down for the various work situa-
tions.
– This is what is described as “walk 2
work”, he explains. Some of the repairs
take place directly on the turbines, while
others involve parts being taken back to
the vessel for on board repairs. Although there are some hotel activities
in the contracts, the maritime work re-
minds a lot about what the company has
done for oil companies in other contexts.
The assignments for the new energy
players are both demanding and excit-
ing, and Hole hopes both for renewal of
existing options and new contracts in the
same segment.
There are many people involved in the
maintenance work, and it is important
that they have good living and working
He further points out that the service
work of the wind farms have previously
been carried out or coordinated from
shore, but as the farms move farther
and further out at sea, it suddenly needs
services from advanced vessels like Nor-
mand Jarl.
– These are important contracts for us,
and we do our best to ensure that our
customers benefit from our vessels and
services, concludes Lars Ove Hole.
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