Marine services provider Briggs Marine will enhance its maintenance support vessel provision following an order for a 40m addition to its fleet from Spain’s Freire Shipyard.

A diesel-electric arrangement has been specified offering best fuel efficiency possible in a wide range of applications along with compliance with the latest and proposed future emission standards.

Owners of such vessels will of course expect a long life from their investment, and Briggs’ new family member will be future-proofed, able to embrace emerging technologies including transitional fuels and drop-in battery capacity, to allow zero carbon operations in some circumstances. It will also have DP2 capabilities.