{"id":2589,"date":"2019-04-29T09:22:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T06:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:06:02","slug":"in-two-months-these-will-be-out-sailing-on-the-acta-centaurus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/in-two-months-these-will-be-out-sailing-on-the-acta-centaurus\/","title":{"rendered":"In two months, these will be out sailing on the \u2018Acta Centaurus\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a little more than two months, the next offshore wind vessel for Acta Marine, the \u2018Acta Centaurus\u2019, will be completed and ready for CSV\/SOV operation. Acta Marine\u2019s site team is following the vessel\u2019s progress on a daily basis, staying at Ulstein Verft on a 4-week schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe main topside equipment, including tower, gangway and crane, has been installed and tested previously, the helideck was the final equipment installation to take place,\u201d says Marcus de Greef, who is Project Manager for Acta Marine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next milestones approaching<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Marcus continues:\u00a0\u201cCommissioning of ships system such as main engines, propulsion system, bridge manoeuvring system together with completion of the interior in accommodation will be given focus the next weeks. Inclining test and yard sea trial are the largest remaining milestones\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

A social crew, appreciating the comfort and facilities on board<\/b><\/h2>\n

Several of the site team members will be working on board Acta Centaurus, and several have also been working on the sister vessel, Acta Auriga. From the stories they tell about daily life on board the vessel, we can tell that these crews and clients are highly sociable people, enjoying the on-board facilities after having served long shifts. One gaming room is not enough, so they\u2019ve managed in good cooperation with Ulstein to fit in another gaming room on the Acta Centaurus. We\u2019re not just talking about Nintendo or the likes, the crews also enjoy traditional board games, such as Chess and Risk. The gymnasium is actively used, as well as the sauna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooperating closely with the yard<\/b><\/h2>\n

Michelle Lofflerwill be 1<\/span>st<\/span>\u00a0officer On Acta Centaurus:\u00a0\u201dI need to get familiarised with the vessel and the ship\u2019s systems. My job, as well as the others in the team, is otherwise to secure that the shipbuilding contract is being followed up accordingly.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The yard is compact, and it is not hard to run into the supervisors when the site team needs to get hold of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have weekly meetings with the project management at the yard, and daily meetings with the yard supervisors,\u201d Marcus explains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Small town<\/b><\/h2>\n

The yard is small, and so is the town of Ulsteinvik, counting less than 6,000 inhabitants. The natural scenery is great, located at the Northwest coast of Norway where fjords are cutting the landscape, and with very short distance to the impressive alps of Sunnm\u00f8re and outdoor life. However, the choice of restaurants and nightlife is not in abundance. So, what do the teams do in their spare time?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a mariner for 32 years, and a captain for the late 25,\u201d says Fons Martens, who will also be captain on the Acta Centaurus, adding: \u201cI have been to yards for newbuild inspections in several parts of the world. As mariners, we are used to working 4-week shifts, so being here is no issue. We have long work hours. Here in Ulsteinvik, we mostly cook our own food, as the restaurant prices are much higher than in Holland, and we\u2019re frequenting the local training centre.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Acta Auriga was built on speculation and received a two-year contract with OceanBreeze Energy before the vessel was delivered from Ulstein Verft. The Acta Centaurus is also built on speculation, as is the helideck. \u201cMore and more, the offshore wind activity is moving further offshore to remote location. More of the wind farms are now requesting a helideck, so we decided to have one installed to increase the flexibility of the vessel\u201d, Marcus states.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a little more than two months, the next offshore wind vessel for Acta Marine, the \u2018Acta Centaurus\u2019, will be completed and ready for CSV\/SOV operation.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","_ms_company":[]},"categories":[7397],"tags":[7422,752,8203,640],"class_list":["post-2589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-offshore-wind-energy","tag-acta-marine","tag-offshore","tag-ship","tag-wind-turbine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18312,"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589\/revisions\/18312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}