Dutch company C-bed Floating Hotels has fixed out its walk-to-work floatel for windfarm work in the UK.
The Monjasa-owned operator said the 4,400-dwt Wind Innovation (built 1999) will support the installation and commissioning phase of a new 1.2 gigawatt plant off Grimsby.
The former seismic survey ship was bought in 2015 and converted into a floating four-star hotel and project basecamp.
The project will provide electricity for one million UK households.
Work starts in July and C-bed expects about 50 workers to be housed on board.
It will be using Immingham as a base port for crew changes and loading of fresh supplies.
Most of the personnel transfers from shore to Wind Innovation are expected to take place by helicopter.
“The demand for walk-to-work offshore vessels is increasing and Wind Innovation is simply the best ship out there," said C-bed sales executive, Flemming Hjorth.
"No other vessel matches her unique fit-for-purpose design and hotel service level."
