Unloading at Omastrand, Photo: Fjellstrand
Gabriele M, a fast Ferry of the timeless design 40m FlyingCatTM has arrived Fjellstrand.
The vessel is built in 1997, has been sailing for some years in Sicily under Italian Flag, and is now purchased by Cruise Service for operation in Norwegian waters and flag will be changed to NOR.
Fjellstrand will upgrade systems and interiors for the vessel to once again appear in its former glory.
The successful Conversion of the Offshore Supply Vessel Island Duke for seismic operations is finished and was delivered to its owner ultimo march.
The vessel now sailing under its new name, Ocean Duke is now heading for assignments in the Red Sea.
There it will operate for Seabed Geosolutions and Saudi Aramco on a 3D ocean bottom node survey.
The vessel will be managed by the company Geoship AS.
Fjellstrand has been busy working with modifications to the Offshore Supply Vessel Island Duke.
The vessel is being modified to enter services within seismic operations and a new deck is installed at the aft of the vessel making space for four air compressors, streamer winches and containers for equipment.
A slipway for streamers is installed at the aft. The rest of the vessel has also been upgraded for the operation with extended capacity for crew, upgraded systems etc. An ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler has been installed when the vessel was docked for 5 year class approval.
The vessel is given a new name, Ocean Duke, and will be managed by the company Geoship AS when the ship is ready for the open seas.
The vessel will operate for Seabed Geosolutions and Saudi Aramco for a 3D ocean bottom node survey in the Red Sea.
Another elevator shaft is now on order for Alimak.
The delivery will be this summer , and it will be installed at Ringhorne oil field, west of Haugesund.
This contributes to more work for our aluminium workshop.
Fjellstrand has been awarded a contract with Alimak for an aluminum elevator shaft that will be installed in the phase 2 of Johan Sverdrup .
This contract comes in addition to the modifications and Extensions already contracted for Phase 2 and currently being constructed at the Omastrand yard.
The shaft for this New contract has a height of approx 52 meters, and represents approximately 45 tons of aluminium.
This continues the good work towards the offhore industry where Fjellstrand has delivered numerous of similar small projects.
Fjellstrand have already delivered six aluminium elevator shafts for phase 1 of this project. Phase 1 is now delivered and will be installed in the North Sea oil field during 2018/2019.
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Johan Sverdrup. Illustrasjon: TRY / Equinor and Kværner
"Kommandøren" was delivered to Fjord 1 on monday 17. december.
The ferry is developed and built by Fjellstrand and will eventually operate the route between Halhjem and Våge in Hordaland not far from the yard premises.
However, this operation will commence when Fjord1 take over this operation from 1. january 2020. Until then the Ferry will service other routes in the Fjord1 portfolio.
The contract was signed in april 2017 for the designing and building of a fully electric, battery powered Ferry.
This is a larger and further developed version of the MF Ampere, which in 2015 made history being the worlds first car ferry to be driven solely by batteries. The new vessel is equipped for both higher speed and longer range with its route of 12,5 km (6,75 nm) being the longest route in the world to be operated fully on batteries.
MF Ampere has now been in operation for almost four years and has sailed a distance equivalent to 6 times around the equator, giving valuable experiences to the further development of zero emission technology for ferries and ships.
The fully electric ferry is 87,5 meters long and has a beam of 20,8 meters and will carry 120 cars, 12 trucks and 350 passengers and for its temporary operation the first year it will be powered by its onboard backup generators prepared for bio diesel.
In order to optimize for lowest possible energy consumption the vessel is built in aluminium with a catamaran hull.
Zero emission and low energy consumption are key elements valued in the tenders, and this ferry makes it possible to run even longer ferry operations on batteries alone.
At Fjellstrand, and also among people on the west coast of Norway, the name Kommandøren will evoke emotions and memories of the first FlyingCat40 from Fjellstrand delivered almost 30 years ago to Fylkesbåtane i Sognog Fjordane, now Fjord1. The FlyingCat 40 with its iconic design created a completely new style and era in fast ferry design. Ampere also changed the thinking in ferry design by being the first to introduce batteries charged from shore electric grid.
"We wish the success of the new Kommandøren to follow the path of the former Kommandøren" says Sales/ R&D Manager Edmund Tolo.
A video from the test sailings can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOmzfkvdcE
Fjellstrand has signed a new order with HEIS-TEK (Part of Alimak Hek group) for phase 2 of Johan Sverdrup, including a modification and extension of an earlier delivered and installed aluminium elevator shaft.
Johan Sverdrup. Illustrasjon: TRY / Equinor and Kværner
Fjellstrand have already delivered six aluminium elevator shafts for phase 1 of this project. Phase 1 is now delivered and will be installed in the North Sea oil field during 2018/2019.
With this contract HeisTek and Fjellstrand continues the good cooperation where Fjellstrand already have supplied more than 10 projects with elevator shafts in aluminium for HeisTek´s offshore installations.
Another milestone for the building of our second battery ferry was reached when monting the superstructure on the hull alongside at our Omastrand premises.
Built in low weight aluminium, the partly furbished and completed superstructure could be lifted in one piece.
After thorough planning the full operation was done in only 4 hours.
A small video of the operation can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgYEejX29a4
The ferry is scheduled for delivery in December 2018.
The hull for the newest zero emission ferry for Fjord1 arrives Norway and will stop at Halsnøy Dokk for painting and mounting of thrusters.
This summer the superstructure, which is already built and equipped at the Omastrand yard, will be mounted and the remaining equipment will be installed alongside the quay at Omastrand.
The ferry is developed by Fjellstrand and will operate the route between Halhjem and Våge in Hordaland not far from the yard premises.
This is a larger and further developed version of the MF Ampere, which in 2015 made history being the worlds first car ferry to be driven solely by batteries. The new vessel will be equipped for both higher speed and longer range.
The fully electric ferry will have a length of 87,5 meters and a beam of 20,8 meters and will carry 120 cars, 12 trucks and a passenger saloon to accommodate 296 passengers. In order to optimize for lowest possible energy consumption the vessel will be built in aluminium with a catamaran hull.
Delivery will be December 2018.
The catamaran Renøy was sold by Boreal earlier this winter and has spent some time inside our heated workshops for service, smaller upgrades and conversions. 20.march it was on blue waters again and is now under way to start a new trade in German waters. We wish North Frisian Offshore and Adler Cat the best of luck in the new operation.
