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specialist fabricator in Europe.

The vertical reel will have a nominal payload of 2500t plus, subject to ves- sel loading conditions, and a lay tower operational between 90 º and 40 º. The

Vessels nominal tension capacity is expected to be 400t, and the range of pipe the vessel can install is between 101.6mm-406.4mm (4-16in) diameter. This 130m (427ft),

DP vessel will be equipped with a 400t heave compensated crane, will have a transit speed of 15 knots and will operate across a range of water depths up to more than 3048m (10,000ft).

The second vessel is a new high-spec, highly capable DP combination S-Lay vessel with a 2000t crane, to be named

Derrick Lay Vessel 2000. The vessel is being constructed at Singapore’s Keppel

Singmarine, part of Keppel Offshore &

Marine, and is due for delivery during 2014.

The . Polar Onyx Photo from Royal IHC.

Developed by Keppel’s ship design

IHC Engineering Business. In addition, The principal characteristics of the arm, Marine Technology Development

IHC Drives & Automation will deliver the vessel, such as payload, tension capac- (MTD), DLV2000 is equipped to support integrated automation system, the full ity and product size, will mirror those advanced deepwater pipelay operations electrical installation and the complete of the LV105 – built by the same yard that will allow pipelines to be installed electrical machinery package. Other IHC in 2012, but McDermott anticipates at depths of up to 3048m (10,000ft).

Merwede businesses, such as IHC Piping, enhanced functionality of the LV108 An economical vessel transit speed is are also delivering equipment. equipment design compared to the expected to be 12knots with a top speed

The third vessel – with a top tension LV105. Delivery is anticipated to be of 14knots. On completion, the vessel capacity of 300t – will also be designed around 3Q 2014 for outftting of the will be able to accommodate up to 400 and engineered by Royal IHC. The vessel custom-designed lay system, built by a personnel. will be – in accordance with Petrobras specs – built in Brazil, at the OSX yard in

Açu, Rio de Janeiro. The pipelay spread will also be supplied by IHC Engineering

Business.

The frst ships in the two series were delivered earlier this year.

Two new pipelay vessels for

McDermott

McDermott International has two pipe- layers on order, both due for delivery this year. The frst is the Lay Vessel 108, due for delivery this summer by Metalships and Docks S.A.U. shipyard in Vigo,

Spain. It is a sistership to the LV105, which was delivered two years ago from the same yard.

LV108 is designed for advanced deep- water operations with a high-capacity tower for rigid and fexible pipelay and state-of-the-art marine construction equipment that will enable installation of a variety of products to 3048m (10,000ft) deep, including rigid-reeled pipelines, subsea components and hardware, and deepwater moorings for foating facilities as well as fexible products – cables and

Lay Vessel 108

The at Metalships in Spain. Photo from Metalships.

umbilicals.

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