Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S), a subsidiary of Northern Offshore Group (NOG), an NYK Group company that operates crew transfer vessels in the global offshore wind industry, has completed the world’s first bio-methanol-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV).
Designed and developed by N-O-S, the vessel has been named Transporter. It is a conversion of a smaller A-class CTV. The new CTV is equipped with a methanol-fuelled engine. For fuel, N-O-S plans to use only bio-methanol, a clean, renewable fuel derived from sustainable biomass. This pioneering innovation underscores N-O-S’s commitment to driving the transition to emission-reducing technologies and advancing the industry’s decarbonisation efforts.
David Kristensson, CEO, NOG, said: “We now operate the world’s first single-fuel bio-methanol crew transfer vessel. We are improving our fleet’s sustainability and setting a new standard for the maritime industry. Bio-methanol represents a powerful alternative to conventional fuels, and we are proud to lead the way.”
Transporter is 25.35m long, with capacity for 24 personnel.
Image: ‘Transpporter’, said by NOG to be the first CTV fuelled by bio-methanol (source: NYK Group)
