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VESSELS NEWBUILDS, CONTRACTS & CONCEPTS ¯ Ulstein Group ¯ Incat Crowther ¯ Bernhard Schulte Offshore ¯ Megamas Contracts for The three new ABS-Classed, low-draft with the latest MCVSR requirements

Cable-Laying Vessel Design monohull FSIVs are being constructed from Saudi Aramco, including ABS

Megamas Resources announced a ship by Singaporean shipbuilder Lita Ocean SMART and IDM-A notations.

design contract with Norway-based Ul- and will assist Zamil Offshore with the stein Design & Solutions AS to start the safe transport of cargo, heavy main- engineering phase on a ? ber-optic cable- tenance equipment and personnel for laying vessel (CLV) planned to be built Saudi Aramco’s operations in the Ara- at the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH. bian Sea.

The ULSTEIN SX228 has a dead- Construction on the remaining two weight of 8,200 tons and a cable capac- contracted vessels is expected to be ity of 5,500 tons. Measuring 121.7 me- completed in 2025.

ters in length with a 23-meter beam, the The new vessels are powered by four vessel has been speci? cally optimized MTU 16V4000 diesel engines coupled for ? ber-optic cable laying and is also to ZF gearboxes driving Hamilton 60m Main Particulars prepared for future power cable opera- HT810 waterjets.

Length, oa. 196.1 ft.

tions. This includes an underdeck carou- Maneuverability of the DP2-certi? ed

Length, wl. 184 ft.

sel integrated into the cable tanks. vessels is enhanced by three Hydromas-

Beam oa. 29.5 ft.

Equipped with two ? ring lines and all ter tunnel bow thrusters, allowing safe

Draft 7 ft.

necessary cable handling equipment docking and superior station-keeping

Depth 14.5 ft.

Construction Marine grade aluminium within an enclosed working area, the for transfer of cargo and personnel.

Tonnage 498 GT ITC vessel ensures safe and ef? cient opera- Two of the main engines are coupled

Fuel Oil 44,909 gallons tions in challenging offshore environ- to FFS ? re? ghting pumps with paired

Fresh Water 8,453 gallons ments. Additional features include an 1200 m3 /hour water monitors and ship-

Grey Water 475 gallons

ROV hangar for the cable trencher, a 50- board water spray protection offering

Black Water 475 gallons

Lube Oil 528 gallons ton A-frame, and a bollard pull capacity FiFi-1 capability.

Waste Oil 528 gallons of up to 120 ton for subsea ploughing. Three Scania 300kW diesel generators

Bilge Oil 528 gallons provide ship service power. The vessels’

Industrial personnel 60

Crew 18 ¯ Zamil Offshore's New 60m main deck offers an expansive 250 m2

Fast Support Intervention Vessel aft cargo deck rated at 2.5 t/ m2 and a

Speed (Service) 28 knots

Speed (Max) 36 knots

Zamil 80, the ? rst of three new 60-me- climate-controlled forward cabin featur-

Main Engines 4 x MTU 16V4000M63L ter Fast Support Intervention Vessels ing business-class seating for 60 service

Power 4 x 2240kW @ 1800rpm (FSIVs) designed by Incat Crowther for personnel, as well as three bathrooms,

Propulsion 4 x Hamilton HT810 waterjets offshore marine services provider Zamil an of? ce, snack bar and a well-equipped

Bow Thrusters 3 x Hydromaster 150 kw

Offshore, has passed sea trials and will medical bay.

thrusters

Generators 3 x Scania DI09 (300 kW each) soon enter service. Each vessel’s 18 crew are housed on

Flag Panama

The new vessel exceeded expectations, the hull deck which features a large pan-

Class / Survey achieving a service speed of 28 knots try, mess, three bathrooms and laundry.

A1, Circle E, HSC Crewboat, AMS, with a 200-tonne payload, above the The health of the crew is also priori-

DPS-2, FF Capable, SMART (INF, contracted required service speed of 25 tized with an isolation room located be-

SHM, MHM), IDM-A, ENVIRO knots, Incat Crowther said. hind a sealed door. The vessels comply 36 July/August 2025

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