Irish operator Farra Marine is soon to take delivery of the company’s first Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2710 from the Damen Shipyards Antalya yard.
The vessel, Farra Lark, will sail on her own keel from Turkey to her home port of Dublin, pausing en route to be exhibited at Seawork in Southampton. Farra Lark features Damen’s Twin-Axe bow to combine stability and smooth sailing, said to provide optimal seakeeping characteristics and comfort.
The FCS 2710 design has evolved in close cooperation with industry leaders and can take 26 passengers. Farra Marine specialises in offshore crew support for the renewable energy industry. The company was founded in 2019, and the FCS 2710 as Farra’s seventh vessel order will be the fourth to go into operation. It will operate in Irish and UK waters getting workers and provisions to and from offshore wind parks.
Farra Marine CEO Martin Rice said: “This is our first Damen vessel, and we intend to fully engage it starting this summer. Farra Marine is targeting having 10 CTVs in operation in the course of 2023 and it is aiming further growth in its fleet beyond that time.”
The Farra Lark will be delivered in compliance with IMO tier II regulations. Damen’s in-house SCR system that can be seamlessly retrofitted to improve emission standard to IMO tier III.
Damen currently has three hybrid versions of the FCS 2710 under construction.
Rice added: “We would be interested in acquiring more FCS 2710s. Our business plan aims for a fleet to operate across Europe the next few years, so we will be all lined up to offer well developed services as Irish offshore wind sector starts.”
Damen Sales manager UK and Ireland Frederik van der Linde said: “Damen is proud in delivering their first FCS 2710 to an Irish client. It makes us happy to see that Farra Marine will use this vessel in the process of decarbonising energy production. Seawork is a very important exhibition for Damen Shipyards and therefore we are extremely grateful to Farra Marine in exhibiting together the Farra Lark.”
