HST Frances is the second UK-built hybrid electric CTV in the HST Marine fleet, following the 2021 delivery of HST Ella. The 25 metre vessels carry 12-24 personnel and have 30% lower fuel consumption than similar diesel-powered CTVs, said the company.
“As wind power becomes an integral part of the net zero energy mix, the growth of sustainable offshore wind operations relies on strengthening the efficiency and environmental performance of their value chains. Meeting the rising demand for new, clean support vessels is part of the solution, and we are already taking a leading role on this,” says Tom Nevin, HST Marine CEO and head, Purus Wind.
HST Marine is a subsidiary of Purus Marine, which claims a fleet of over 50 low-carbon vessels across offshore wind, LNG, ammonia, logistics and ferry sectors; 300 employees and offices in London, Singapore, Rotterdam, Swansea, and Newcastle.
In the UK, the HST fleet has supported windfarms including Moray East and East Anglia 1 for companies including Vestas & SGRE. HST Frances will be British crewed for domestic projects.
Adding to their UK credentials, both diesel-hybrid vessels were designed in the UK by naval architect Chartwell Marine and built at UK shipbuilder Diverse Marine on the Isle of Wight.
The launch of HST Frances was attended by guests including Nusrat Ghani, Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade and at the Cabinet Office; Petra Wilkinson CBE, Director of Maritime for the Department of Transport; Robin Mortimer, the CEO of Port of London Authority; Rear Admiral Rex Cox, CEO of Home Shipbuilding Scheme, and the Rt Hon. Lord Mountevans, Chairman of the Baltic Exchange, and Member of the House of Lords.
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