SBM Offshore Orders New Diving Support & Construction Vessel
SBM Offshore has awarded a contract to Keppel Singmarine in Singapore for the detailed design and construction of a multi-purpose diving support & construction vessel (DSCV). This investment is an important element of the company’s strategy to grow offshore contracting activities within the turnkey services segment, adding to its fleet a modern vessel with high performance and reliability. The ship will be a MT-6024 design from Marin Teknikk in Norway.
The ship will be built to DNV rules and international regulations and will have a class III DP system and be equipped with a fully integrated 12-man saturation diving system capable of operating in up to 300 m of water depth. It will include a patented ‘double-deck’ concept which will provide a large storage / construction area on the upper deck while keeping the conventional main deck unobstructed for anchor handling equipment. A 250 t knuckle boom crane and an active heave compensated 150 t winch will enable the vessel to carry out offshore construction and installation work in water depth of up to 1,500 m.
Operations will be supported by one work-class and one observation-class ROV. Delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2013. The vessel will be fully owned and operated by SBM Offshore.