Vroon’s VOS Stone mobilised with Ampelmann A400 gangway system

Vroon Offshore Services and Ampelmann announce that VOS Stone, latest addition to Vroon’s offshore-support fleet, will be mobilised with an Ampelmann A400 gangway system to engage in walk-to-work operations during the array cabling and commissioning of the Arkona Offshore Windfarm in the Baltic Sea from Spring 2018, the company said in its press release.
 
The A400 gangway system combines the established motion-compensation technology of Ampelmann’s A-type system with a new, wider gangway and an elevator which allows for a stepless flow of people and cargo trolleys between the vessel’s main deck and the offshore asset. This project further strengthens the long-standing partnership between Vroon and Ampelmann.
 
VOS Stone is a newbuilding subsea-support walk-to-work vessel designed to deliver safe and highly versatile support services to the offshore Renewable and Oil & Gas industries, being equipped with a 50-ton active heave-compensated crane, high-standard accommodation and recreational facilities for 60 client personnel.