First crew transfer vessel designed and built in France delivered

The innovative design was created by Mauric, a naval architecture firm based in Nantes. Construction was completed by French shipyard OCEA.

Inno’vent is the first of two CTVs ordered by GE Renewable Energy for the Saint-Nazaire offshore windfarm.

The vessels have a hybrid propulsion system with batteries and a foil to reduce fuel consumption and improve performance. Together, they will reduce CO2 emissions by about 15% compared with a conventional design. 

The CTVs are 26.7 m in length with a breadth of 9.4 m and draft of 1.8 m. They are designed to transport 24 maintenance technicians, have a crew of three, a service speed of 25 knots and cargo capacity of 10 tonnes.