Acta Marine christens new DP2 offshore construction support vessel

Acta Orion has a length of 108m, beam of 16m and will offer accommodation for 80 persons. It features a large cargo deck and a cargo hold with tween deck, providing over 1,250m2 of deck space. The vessel will be the largest unit in the Acta Marine fleet.
Its design has been optimised for station and seakeeping to increase the comfort level and offshore workability. This will allow continuation of installation support activities in challenging weather and sea conditions.
It will be fitted with an active motion-compensated personnel transfer gangway, permitting the safe transfer of work crews and cargo packages.
Following delivery mid-November, Acta Orion’s first project will be on the Gemini offshore wind farm 85km north of the Dutch coast, which is currently under construction by Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects. The vessel will act as in-field accommodation and support base for the crew transfer vessels in the project. In addition, it can be utilised 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,” said 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.”