Netherlands-based offshore vessel motion technology provider NextOcean has secured a contract to supply its WavePredictor motion radar system to ESVAGT’s ESVAGT NJORD Service Operations Vessel (SOV).

The system will support safer and more efficient offshore operations as the vessel continues operation and maintenance services at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm.

WavePredictor provides crews with real-time advance insight into vessel motions, helping improve transfer safety and decision-making in challenging sea conditions.

The deployment further expands NextOcean’s presence in the offshore service vessel market, with its technology now supporting vessel operations worldwide.

Karel Roozen, CEO, NextOcean, said: "On an SOV, the crew makes dozens of go/no-go calls a day. Our system shows the officer on watch what the vessel is going to do in the coming minutes, so that call is backed by verified predictions and not by feel alone. On a field like Dudgeon, where technicians need to get onto the turbine as often as the weather allows, that means both safer transfers and more workable days." -OGN/TradeArabia News Service