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DEME’s Orion Subsea 7 Invests

C-Job Naval Architects will provide Subsea 7 took delivery two new builds: a

Orion

Cosco Offshore Co. (Qidong) with heavy construction ? ex-lay vessel Seven the Basic Design package for DEME Arctic and dive support vessel Seven

Group’s offshore installation vessel Ori- Kestrel, completing its ? eet investment on. This contract follows C-Job’s recent program that has added six newly con- conclusion of Orion’s Concept Design. structed vessels to its ? eet since 2014.

OFFSHORE VESSELS

To be operated by DEME subsidiary Designed to meet the demands of deep

GeoSea, it will service offshore wind in- water and harsh environments, includ- stallation, oil & gas and decommission- ing both tropical and winter conditions, ing activities. C-Job recently completed Lloyd’s Register classed Seven Arctic is the Concept Design for DEME’s Orion. capable of working at depths of 3,000 m

While working on this subsequent phase and features a 1,000 ton offshore crane of ship design, C-Job’s dedicated Orion and a 600 ton top tension (tiltable) lay project team will be able to draw on the system. The other new build, dive sup- extensive knowledge that they have built port vessel Seven Kestrel, is certi? ed up. This will yield ef? ciencies in overall by DNV-GL, encompassing an 18-man project timing as well as maritime engi- twin-bell saturation diving system rated neering and vessel optimisation. “The to 300m water depth. It is optimized spe-

Windea Leibniz same team will be involved, so it is really ci? cally for work in the North Sea.

a natural progression for us,” said C-Job Subsea 7 said its engineers designed the

Project Manager Rafael Novas Garcia. two vessels in collaboration with Hyun-

DEME will build Orion at Cosco Ship- dai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan, ping Heavy Industry in China. After her South Korea and Wärtsilä Ship Design, 2019 delivery, Orion will be mobilized Norway, to maximize ef? ciency, ca- by DEME subsidiary GeoSea for off- pacity and economy. Both vessels will shore wind farm installation activities. transit to the North Sea for further crew

To this end, the vessel’s DP3 capability familiarization before commencing op- and accommodation for up to 131 will erations in the spring.

both be an assets in performing offshore

Seven Arctic contracts. The 216.5-m vessel’s loading and lifting capacities will also mean that

Type: ...........................................Heavy Construction/Flex-lay

GeoSea will be able to operate in the oil

Classi? cation: Lloyds Register, X100A1, Offshore Supply and gas industry and for the decommis-

Ship, Helicopter Landing Area, WDL(+), ShipRight (ACS(B)), *IWS, ECO(IHM, OW, P), iceclass 1D, Winterisation H(-30) sioning of offshore installations.

SC, XLMC, CAC 3, UMS, DP(AAA), Descriptive note ShipRight (BWMP(method)), 2008, SPS

Built: ....................................Hyundai Heavy Industries, 2017

Windea Leibniz

Flag: ........................................................................Isle of Man

Length Overall: ...........................................................162.3m

The new wind farm service vessel Win-

Breadth: ............................................................................32m dea Leibniz was delivered from Ulstein

Depth Main Deck: .........................................................13.5m

Operating draft: ...........................................8.5m (8.7m max)

Verft to Bernhard Schulte Offshore and

Transit Speed: ............................................................15 knots

DP Classi? cation: ...............DP Class III, DP HIL Certi? cation

ICBC Leasing last month. Beginning in

Reference System: ......2x taut wires, 3x Veripos DGNSS, 2x

April, the vessel will work at the Sand-

HiPAP 500, 1x CY Scan

Engine Rooms: .......................................................................2 bank wind farm in the German Bight for

Main Engines: ......................................6 x HiMSEN 9H32/40

Siemens Wind Power Service to help

Power: .......................................................................4,500kW

Generators: ........................6 x HHI HSJ7 915-10P; 4,220kW ensure energy production from the site’s

Propulsion: 2 x Controllable pitch propeller shafts; 9,200kW 72 wind turbines. Windea Leibniz is the

Thrusters: ........4 x Tunnel Thruster (2 Fwd, 2 Aft); 2,600kW

Azimuths: 2 x Retractable Azimuth Thruster (Fwd); 2,300kW second wind farm service vessel in a se-

Clear Deck Area: ........................................................2,600m²

Deck Strength: 15t/m² aft of main crane, 10t/m² elsewhere ries for Hamburg based shipping com-

Seven Kestrel pany Bernhard Schulte and the Beijing

Subsea 7 Ulstein DEME

Accommodation based ? nancial company ICBC Leas-

Berths: ...............................................................................132

Cabins: ......................52 x single cabins, 40 x double cabins ing, following on the delivery of sister vessel Windea La Cour which has been

Tank Capacities (100%)

Fuel Oil: ......................................................................3,700m³ working at the Dutch Gemini wind farm

Potable Water: ...........................................................1,200m³ since August 2016. Both vessels were

Ballast Water: ............................................................7,500m³

Anti-Heel Tanks: .........................................................3,000m³ designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions

Anti-Roll Tanks: .............................................................800m³

AS and built at Ulstein Verft in Norway.

According to the builder, the usage of

Cranes

Main Crane Capacity: ...................................................1,000t the service operation vessels (SOV) will

Manufacturer: ............................................................Huisman

Operating Water Depth: .......................3,000m (Double Fall) improve the ef? ciency of service opera-

Main Lift Wire: 6 ...........................................,350m / 109mm tions at offshore wind farms. The vessel

AHC: .....................................................................................Yes

Auxiliary Hoist: ............................40t, certi? ed for man-riding functions as a platform for wind farm

Auxiliary Cranes: .............................1x 100t AHC, 1x 25t AHC operations and maintenance support,

Operating Water Depth: .........................3,000m (Single Fall) technician accommodation and trans-

Moonpool port, as well as the provision of excep-

Number: ..................................................................................1

Dimensions: ......................................................8.75m x 7.2m tional levels of safe and reliable access to offshore installations.

Seven Arctic

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