IHC Merwede Confirms Build New Pipelaying Vessel For Subsea 7
IHC Merwede is pleased to announce that it has recently secured orders for advanced vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of EUR 200 million. The latest agreements confirmed by IHC Merwede include a new pipelaying vessel for Subsea 7. The assignment is for the design, engineering and construction of a new advanced pipelaying vessel, which will have an overall length of 146 m, a beam of 30 m and a Class-2 dynamic positioning system.
Subsea 7 has selected IHC Merwede due to its reliability and efficiency with four previous orders. This latest vessel will be used to develop deepsea oilfields off the coast of Brazil on behalf of Petrobras.
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Other agreements confirmed include an environmentally friendly deepwater dredger for Zheijang Dredging, a 5,000t capacity carousel-lay system for Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., and an engineering and components package with BAE Systems, which has been contracted to build a 6,540-cu.m trailing suction hopper dredger for Weeks Marine Inc. The carousel features the IHC Engineering Business advanced hydraulic roller suspension system to increase reliability, reduce life-cycle costs and extend the lifetime of the system. The equipment will be manufactured, assembled and tested in IHC China Support’s components factory in Guangzou.
IHC Merwede’s President Govert Hamers says: “The recent successes in developing our business show that IHC Merwede’s reputation as the technology innovator remains intact. Our customers continue to value the reliability and efficiency of our products and services. With these orders in place, IHC Merwede is already on track to achieve its sales targets for this year.”