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The following Seven Waves launch at IHC Merwede.

Photo: Alan Thorpe for IHC Merwede

By Alan Thorpe electrical machinery package will also be normally operate at 22 knots in fat water. ver recent months, IHC designed and delivered by IHC Merwede. Other new designs include an LNG-

Merwede’s Offshore Division In addition, to assist Seabras Sapura in powered PSV, which is being developed

O has been successful in securing the training of its offshore personnel, a with assistance from Delft University orders for the design, engineering and pipe-laying simulator will be provided. of Technology (The Netherlands) and construction of a total of 10 pipe-laying When combined with existing orders, Finland’s Aker Arctic, this design also vessels. These vessels will be built in the the confrmation of this latest agreement including an Arctic version. covered hall at the IHC Krimpen facility. means that IHC Merwede is now working Within the Damen Group there are 35

The main order comes from Subsea on a total of six pipe-laying vessels for shipyards, with two new yards in Sharjah 7 for seven vessels, all of which will be Seabras Sapura. The frst of these ships, and Vietnam due to open very shortly. chartered out to Brazil’s Petrobras. The the Sapura Diamanta, was launched in The Sharjah facility has a syncrolift for original order from Subsea 7 was for four late September. repair and newbuilding operations - an ships. The frst in the series, the Seven order for two Stan Tugs is already signed.

New designs from Damen

Waves, having already been launched The Vietnam facility is due to open and is due for delivery during the frst During August, Damen Shipyards Galati during Q1 of next year, and will concen- quarter of 2014. Seabras Sapura, the (Roumania) handed over the second PSV trate in the design and building of 60m partnership between SapuraKencana and in a series heralding a new era in offshore workboats.

Seadrill, also had three similar ships on construction for Damen Shipyards Group.

More newbuilds order. Then, during August this year, IHC World Peridot, built to Damen’s innova- for Sea Trucks Group

Merwede received another order, worth tive PSV 3300 design, has been delivered €1 billion, for another six sisterships – to World Wide Supply (WWS) and comes Sea Trucks Group (STG) is currently three each for Subsea 7 and Sapura. just seven weeks after the handover of the increasing its feet by two newbuild-

IHC Merwede will supply three fully frst of class PSV 3300, World Diamond, ings, the frst, the Jascon 18, is currently integrated pipe-laying vessels to Seabras and is part of a six-ship series. undergoing outftting operations in

Sapura. These will include the complete New designs from Damen Group Singapore’s Kwon Soon Engineering, pipe-laying spreads, which comprise include: oil spill response vessels, survey the hull having been built in China. She a twin-tensioner tilting lay tower, two vessels, ROV support vessel, construc- is due for delivery in Q3 of 2014. The below-deck baskets and support equip- tion vessels, Arctic study vessels, and second newbuilding, the Jascon 35, is ment for the loading, spooling and routing cable layers. Damen is also working on a currently in China, where the hull is of products. The integrated automation 120m Arctic Fast Inspection Repair and complete.

system, full electrical installation and Maintenance (FIRM) vessel, which will STG has a large operational offce in

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