Norwegian offshore support company Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), through its subsidiary IWS Fleet, has secured a fixed nine-month charter contract plus up to three months options for the commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) IWS Starwalker.
The CSOV is the fourth in a series of six, which includes the 2023-built series lead ship IWS Skywalker. The charter is scheduled to commence in mid-February 2025 for an existing client.
Like its earlier sisters, the DNV-classed, Kongsberg Maritime-designed IWS Starwalker has an LOA of 91 metres, a beam of 19.6 metres, a draught of 5.9 metres, a gross tonnage of 6,918, a deadweight tonnage of 2,000, and accommodation for 30 crewmembers plus up to 90 additional personnel.
The vessel also features a hybrid propulsion system with IMO Tier III variable-speed engines, a 2.2MWh battery pack with solar panels for charging, a fully integrated and compensated walk-to-work gangway, and a 3D compensated knuckle boom crane that can lift cargo fully compensated from the vessel deck to a fixed or floating wind turbine or perform subsea operations for the balance of plant scope.