The new jack-up Mayflower Resolution is the lead vessel of a new class that is expected to revolutionise the offshore energy market.

Mayflower Energy Ltd has utilised DNVs extensive offshore experience to classify the vessel. DNV has carried out design approval, classification and statutory surveys, and worked closely with the flag authority to adapt existing criteria and requirements to the new concept.

The new vessel is a ship-shaped jack-up with six legs, seen as a significant element in making offshore wind farms a real and competitive force in the energy market. The vessel is due to commence its first contract for National Windpower at the North Hoyle Offshore Windfarm, off the west coast of the U.K. in summer 2003.