Ampelmann Trials Electrical Trolley on Esvagt Froude SOV

Ampelmann has completed offshore trials of the first electrical trolley, named CargoLight, on the Esvagt Froude Service Operation Vessel (SOV), which is working for Siemens Wind Power at the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in Germany.

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The trolley, suitable for the existing Ampelmann fleet of A-type and E-type gangways, can be operated by one person and can carry various tools, bags and spares weighing up to 200kg.

In addition, the company is working on a larger trolley that can carry a payload of 400kg, which can be used on the A400 gangway, developed for fast-and-easy cargo/people flows. The A400 will be released in October 2017.

The Esvagt Froude SOV started working at the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in February 2015, after Siemens provisionally chartered the vessel for a five-year contract to service the field and transport personnel during the constructing and operation of the German offshore wind farm.