Stern Landing Vessels

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Stern Landing Vessels (SLV)

Sea Transport Solutions (STS) has developed, refined and proven a Stern Landing Vessel design, to overcome the usual operational problems common among conventional landing craft.  Derivative designs of the SLV are the self-discharging bulk carriers ABURRI (3300DWT) and WUNMA (5200 DWT). Both vessels are used for the carriage of toxic materials, such as Lead Zinc Concentrate.

Stern Landing Vessel Concept

Sea Transport Solutions (STS) has developed, refined and proven a design, to overcome the usual operational problems common amongst conventional landing craft, these primarily being:

Poor Head-sea capabilities, due to bow ramp slamming, resulting in dramatic reduction in speed.
Inferior Crew Comfort due to accommodation being directly above machinery spaces.
Inadequate power available when de-beaching, due to propellers being operated in a highly inefficient mode (reverse).
Poor forward visibility, due to bow ramp.

The commercial applications for Sea Transport Solutions SLV designs, are the same as a conventional landing craft, with the exception that the SLV design, has overcome the above-mentioned operational problems. Thereby making it suitable for a vastly increased number of applications, particularly in heavier seas, and more remote types of environments.

These SLV's have an increased on-deck payload, 50% greater than the equivalent length conventional landing barge.
Stern Landing Vessel design sizes, range from the 20m, 28 tonne SLV up to our 110 metre long 5000 tonnes cargo deadweight SLV.