Posts By Alicat Admin

School children name Workboat at E.ON’s Robin Rigg Wind Farm

Three children from Northside Primary School in Workington have today attended a naming ceremony for a new Alicat vessel which is due to be deployed for operations at E.ON’s Robin Rigg offshore wind farm. E.ON tasked local pupils from the school to draw a picture of the workboat and pick a name from a shortlist. […]

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Alicat Admin | October 25, 2013

Alicat’s next generation vessels take to the water

Alicat have launched their second next generation vessel following the launch of the 22m DNV Class Dalby Aire in the summer. This 19m vessel, named Solway Challenger, is powered by two MAN V12 engines and Rolls Royce water jets. Emphasis has again been made on greater foredeck working space and both vessels can comfortably carry a […]

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Alicat Admin | September 27, 2013

South Boats IOW and Seacat Services pen £10M deal

Seacat Services, the class leading offshore wind transfer vessel operator, and South Boats IoW, the UK’s foremost manufacturer of wind farm crew transfer vessels, have signed a £10m, three workboat deal. The agreement represents one of the largest single wind farm workboat orders ever placed by a charter service firm and enables the specialist UK […]

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Alicat Admin | September 17, 2013

Alicat delivers first of four E.ON vessels

Alicat Workboats, a full service offshore wind farm workboat manufacturer and repair business, has successfully completed and launched the first of four offshore wind farm workboats for a major energy utility. The vessel, named ‘Solway Challenger’, entered the water for the first time late last week, following a naming ceremony that took place today at […]

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Alicat Admin | September 6, 2013

Dalby Aire answers call of distant windfarms

Alicat Workboats has been building windfarm service vessels since Guardian 1 debuted at Seawork in 2009. The Great Yarmouth UK based builder has produced a number of 18m and 20m craft since that time but, noticing the market has changed substantially over the last few years with the trend for windfarms to move ever farther […]

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Alicat Admin | August 23, 2013