James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) and Uptime International (Uptime) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to partner for the use of motion compensated gangways in the development of the Ulstein SX221 Diamond SOV.The news follows the unveiling of the Diamond Consortium’s Ulstein SX221 Diamond SOV concept in June 2022. With James Fisher representing the Diamond Consortium, a collaboration with Graig and support from DNV and Ulstein Design Solutions, the SOV will exclusively utilise Uptime’s market motion compensated gangways for transportation of technicians and equipment between vessels and turbines.
