Vroon of the Netherlands serves seven distinct markets, from reefer ships to car carriers.
The company continues to grow their fleet of offshore support vessels and took delivery of three new and one used vessel last month. Included in the expansion was the Conan Wu and Associates-designed ‘VOS Energy’ from Eastern Marine Shipyard in Sarawak, East Malaysia. The 53.8-metre platform supply vessel which carries a 13.8-metre beam and a 4.5-metre moulded depth. The vessel is powered by a pair of Cummins KTA50-M main engines each rated for 1,193kW at 1,800 RPM supplied by Scott & English (Malaysia) which gives the PSV a 13.5-knot cruising speed. In addition to the Cummins mains, the vessel incorporates a pair of 250kW gensets powered by Cummins QSM11 engines, a single Cummins 6BT 5.9(D) 80kW genset and a Cummins 4BT3.9G 46kW emergency genset. A Cummins KTA38M1 delivers 820kW to a pump for the fire fighting monitors. Finally a Cummins KTA19M3 delivers 445kW to a 6.5-tonne side thruster. All in all, ‘VOS Energy’ has eight Cummins engines. On deck a pair of five-tonne tugger winches supplements a 40-tonne towing winch. The main deck has 330 cubic metres of cargo area. Accommodation is provided for up to 42 crew and personnel.
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