Bernhard Schulte Offshore takes delivery of Windea Clausius

Norway’s Ulstein Verft has handed over the Windea Clausius, a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), to Bernhard Schulte Offshore. With hybrid battery propulsion and designed ‘ready’ for methanol as fuel, the ship is designed for low-carbon operation in operations and maintenance, and construction support, in harsh offshore conditions.

A large height-adjustable centrally located walk-to-work gangway and elevator tower facilitate personnel and cargo transfers, and a 3D motion-compensated crane can handle lifts of up to five tonnes. The Windea Clausius also has a height-adjustable boat landing system that enables the stepless transfer of personnel from the CSOV to smaller crew transfer vessels.

The ship has 90 cabins with windows for charterers’ offshore personnel and a total of 111 cabins for up to 132 persons. Ulstein’s Twin X-Stern minimises motions, underpins safe operation, and enhances living conditions for shipboard personnel.

Ulstein Verft managing director, Lars Lühr Olsen, commented: “Windea Clausius features two sterns and azimuth propellers at both fore and aft, ensuring optimal performance in dynamic positioning operations and enhancing fuel efficiency. Regardless of whether the vessel is facing towards or away from the weather, it maintains excellent operability and flexibility.”

Speaking for the shipowner, managing director Matthias Müller said: “The new Windea Clausius completes our modern offshore fleet which now comprises five state-of-the-art vessels. The new ship and its sister vessel Windea Curie, which has been already delivered in June, are characterised by their innovative design features focused on reliability, operability, flexibility, and sustainability.”

The vessel is named after the German physicist Rudolf Clausius whose work on thermodynamics established fundamental principles for understanding energy transformations, including the power of the wind.