What Chevalier Floatels does

Chevalier Floatels B.V. is a privately held Dutch offshore accommodation company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Kootwijkerbroek, the Netherlands. The company owns and operates a fleet of six purpose-built vessels: two DP2 walk-to-work service support vessels (DP Gezina and DP Galyna) equipped with permanently installed Ampelmann heave compensated gangways for safe personnel transfer to offshore platforms and wind turbines in sea conditions up to 3.20m significant wave height, plus four accommodation barges (Kalmar, Sans Vitesse, CF 110 Rossini, and Northern Comfort) for sheltered-water lodging deployments. The walk-to-work vessels feature diesel-electric propulsion with five 600 kW generators and exhaust gas cleaning, achieving fuel consumption of approximately 3 metric tons of Marine Gas Oil per day compared to 7-20 metric tons per day for comparable vessels, while the barges offer flexible configurations from luxury floating hotels to floating hospitals and floating prisons. The fleet is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISM, and SPS Code standards, with vessels classed by Lloyd's Register, Germanischer Lloyd, and Bureau Veritas depending on hull.

The company generates revenue through project-based time charter contracts, charging daily rates negotiated per engagement rather than publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is enterprise-focused direct sales supplemented by shipbroker relationships with Global Renewable Shipbrokers and Braemer ACM, targeting oil and gas majors, offshore wind developers, and offshore construction companies. Primary customer segments are offshore wind energy companies and oil and gas operators; secondary segments include government agencies (floating prisons, refugee centers) and humanitarian organizations (floating hospitals). Named enterprise customers include TenneT, Forewind, Ambau, Van Oord/Vattenfall, Areva, Saipem, Petrofac, Perenco UK, and Deme, with marquee engagements such as the Kashagan offshore oil and gas construction project (Caspian Sea, 2009, accommodating more than 2,500 persons at peak), the Laggan Tormore gas plant (Shetland, 2014), three TenneT converter platform contracts in the German sector (2016), and an African gas processing facility project (2020). Leadership is led by CEO Marcel Roelofs, who has been active in floating accommodation since the company's founding, and crew management is handled exclusively through a partnership with Atlas Professionals.

Name

Chevalier Floatels

Legal name

Chevalier Floatels B.V.

Website

https://cfbv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chevalier Floatels B.V. is a Dutch owner-operator of two DP2 walk-to-work vessels and four accommodation barges, chartering floating accommodation and personnel-transfer services to offshore wind developers, oil and gas operators, and construction companies across Europe, Africa, and the Caspian.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Offshore Accommodation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters) (EUALABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Offshore Support & Marine Logistics Vessel Operators (PSV/AHTS) (TLADABAL), Passenger Ferries & Water Taxis (Fast Ferries, RoPax, Catamarans) (IMAJADAC)

Keywords

• Offshore accommodation services
• Walk-to-work vessels
• Accommodation barges
• Offshore vessel charter
• Floating hotels

Headquarters

HQ city

Kootwijkerbroek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Vessel Charter Services: The company owns and operates a fleet of walk-to-work vessels and accommodation barges that are chartered to oil and gas, offshore wind, and construction companies for temporary offshore accommodation and personnel transfer services. Revenue is generated through time charter contracts with daily rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chevalier Floatels owns and operates two DP2 walk-to-work support vessels with permanently installed Ampelmann heave-compensated gangways for safe offshore personnel transfer, and four floating hotel accommodation barges (Kalmar, Sans Vitesse, Rossini, Northern Comfort) for sheltered-water lodging. The company also delivers vessel conversion services, adapting its barges into floating hospitals, prisons, refugee centers, and construction camps. Vessels are chartered with crew under time charter contracts to oil and gas operators, offshore wind developers, construction firms, governments, and humanitarian organizations.

Product overview

Chevalier Floatels operates a fleet of offshore accommodation solutions consisting of two Walk to Work vessels (DP Gezina and DP Galyna) equipped with Ampelmann heave compensated gangways for safe personnel transfer, and four floating hotels/accommodation barges (Kalmar, Sans Vitesse, Rossini, and Northern Comfort). The Walk to Work vessels provide DP2 dynamic positioning support with 50-55 beds for offshore personnel transfers to wind turbines and oil/gas platforms. The accommodation barges offer flexible lodging solutions in sheltered waters with various cabin configurations. The company also offers specialized conversions of its barges into floating hospitals, floating prisons, refugee centers, student campuses, and construction camps. All vessels emphasize crew welfare, safety, and fuel efficiency with consumption as low as 3 m3 MGO per day.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DP Gezina (Walk-to-Work Vessel) DP2 support vessel with permanently installed Ampelmann heave-compensated gangway, diesel-electric driven, designed for safe personnel transfer to offshore platforms and turbines in waves up to 3.20 m. Provides 50 beds for client personnel in 38 en-suite cabins, restaurant, recreation room, fitness room, and 250 m2 of deck space including covered storage. Chartered to oil and gas operators and offshore wind developers for installation, commissioning, and maintenance campaigns.
• DP Galyna (Walk-to-Work Vessel) DP2 support vessel with permanently installed Ampelmann heave-compensated gangway, diesel-electric driven. Provides 55 beds for client personnel and reaches up to 23.5 m above waterline with pedestal. Designed for wind turbine and oil and gas platform maintenance with fuel consumption of approximately 3 m3 MGO per day.
• Accommodation Barge 'Kalmar' Accommodation barge with 220 cabins and 150 wet modules with shower/toilet/sink. LOA 94.10 m, shallow draft of 1.50 m, two restaurants with 200-person seating, 8 recreation rooms, gym, laundry, and full galley. Flag: The Netherlands, built 1993 with major conversions in 2004 and 2013. Can be configured for hospitals (221 rooms), prisons (221 cells), and other specialized uses.
• Accommodation Barge 'Sans Vitesse' 4-star accommodation barge with 101 en-suite cabins, restaurant, café, fitness area, and laundry. LOA 76.50 m, draft 1.80 m, flag: The Netherlands. Can be converted for uses including floating hospital (90 rooms) or floating prison (101 cells). Classified Germanischer Lloyd +100 A5 I Ponton.
• Accommodation Barge 'CF 110 Rossini' Large accommodation barge with 110 cabins suited for 1-4 persons each (110-440 POB), restaurant, 2 recreation rooms, fitness area, offices, meeting room, galley, laundry, and workshop. LOA 135 m, draft 2.50 m, flag: Belize. Design temperature range -35°C to +40°C, 3 water makers at 50 m3 each. Classified BVII Hull and Machinery, Special service accommodation barge. Can be configured for hospitals (110 rooms) or prisons (110 cells).
• Northern Comfort (Accommodation Barge) Accommodation barge with 150 comfortable single cabins with en-suite wet cells as well as recreational and office facilities. Moored in sheltered waters to provide temporary lodging close to offshore and shipyard worksites.
• Floating Hospital Conversion Temporary medical facility solution using converted accommodation barges: Sans Vitesse accommodates 90 hospital rooms, Rossini 110 rooms, and Kalmar 221 rooms. Includes treatment rooms, pharmacy, offices, and visitor areas. Conversion can be completed in weeks to address humanitarian crises or surge medical capacity.
• Floating Prison Conversion Correctional facility solution using converted accommodation barges: Sans Vitesse accommodates 101 cells, Rossini 110 cells, and Kalmar 221 cells. Includes divisible security sections, recreational areas, office facilities, medical examination, and visitor areas. Designed for rapid deployment by national governments facing detention capacity shortfalls.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 50 individual gangway connections per day achieved routinely
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Atlas ProfessionalscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAtlas Professionals serves as the exclusive crew manager for Chevalier Floatels maritime manpower. Together they recruit qualified and competent professionals to work on Chevalier's fleet of Walk to Work vessels and Accommodation Barges. Job seekers can upload CVs through Atlas Professionals portal.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Vroon: Dutch-headquartered, family-owned global operator of offshore support vessels, including PSVs and subsea-support tonnage serving North Sea, Mediterranean and Asia-Pacific markets. Comparable as a Dutch offshore marine operator with walk-to-work/PSV overlap, though significantly larger and broader in scope.
• Solstad Offshore ASA: Norwegian publicly-listed offshore support vessel owner/operator with a large fleet of AHTS, PSV and subsea construction vessels globally. Overlaps with Chevalier in providing offshore marine support for oil & gas and renewables, though at materially greater scale and broader geographic scope.
• Bourbon SA: French offshore marine services provider with a large global fleet of crew boats, PSVs and AHTS tonnage. Comparable as an offshore marine support operator serving similar oil & gas and emerging offshore wind markets, although at significantly larger scale and with broader client base.

Emerging players

• Havfram: Norwegian emerging offshore wind services player with newbuild walk-to-wind vessels chartered to Ocean Winds. Comparable to Chevalier as a boutique W2W operator, though focused exclusively on the offshore wind vertical versus Chevalier's diversified energy end-market exposure.

Direct peers

• North Star Renewables: UK-based operator of hybrid SOVs purpose-built for the offshore wind market under long-term charter. Comparable to Chevalier in business model — owned walk-to-work tonnage chartered to European wind developers — but with a newer, purpose-built fleet.
• Bibby Marine (Bibby Ship Management): UK-headquartered operator of the Bibby WaveMaster series of walk-to-work vessels (SOV and W2W variants) chartered to offshore wind developers including Ørsted, EDP and Iberdrola. Direct competitor to Chevalier in the European walk-to-work charter market.
• Olympic Subsea ASA: Norwegian operator of walk-to-work construction support vessels (CSV) chartered to subsea and offshore wind clients. Overlaps with Chevalier in the W2W personnel transfer niche, although Olympic's larger scale and newbuild design compete for the same tender opportunities.
• Edda Wind ASA: Norwegian pure-play walk-to-work / SOV operator purpose-built for offshore wind, with a fleet of CT-EWT and GustoMSC-designed SOVs serving European wind farms. Directly comparable to Chevalier as both operate purpose-built W2W vessels on time charter to offshore wind developers and oil & gas majors.
• Esvagt: Danish offshore service vessel operator with the largest dedicated SOV fleet serving European offshore wind. Operates walk-to-work and ERRV (Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel) tonnage similar in function to Chevalier's DP Gezina and DP Galyna, serving the same charterer profile in the North Sea.

Others

• Damen Shipyards Group: Dutch shipbuilder that designs and constructs accommodation vessels, walk-to-work SOVs, and offshore support tonnage that competitors like Chevalier operate. Adjacent rather than directly competitive — Damen often builds the type of vessels that make up Chevalier's fleet, and is a logical partner/acquisition angle for scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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