Louis Dreyfus Armateurs JV orders hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel at Strategic Marine

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and its joint venture partner Tidal Transit have tapped Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine for the construction of a hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel to add to their fleet servicing offshore wind farms in France.

France-based LD Tide currently owns and manages a fleet of three CTVs to transfer technicians to the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire wind farm off the French coast. 

The order for the so-called StratCat 27 designed by BMT is the first the company has placed for a vessel to be built at a non-French yard. The unit will once delivered be employed by wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa for the operation and maintenance of the 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm

Edouard Louis-Dreyfus, president of LDA, said: “We are excited to be working with Strategic Marine on this new project and are confident the new vessel will contribute to our fleet operations as we position ourselves as a key player of the French offshore wind industry.”