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Once the pipelay equipment was

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EMAS AMC’s ? agship vessel, the ’s multi-lay system (MLS)

Lewek Constellation of Mexico for some trials then started

Constellation , is close to completion at comprises an 800-tonne tiltable tower, a straight away on the Lucius project. It

Huisman’s yard in Schiedam, Netherlands. 60-tonne pipeline end termination (PLET) emerged during the trials that the weight

The latest addition to EMAS AMC’s ? eet handling system for large PLETs, and a of the reel and the exact height of the has been designed for rigid and ? exible 1200-tonne abandon and recovery (A&R) crane resulted in a pendulum effect. pipelay and construction work in water system. The tower has dual 400-tonne

The natural frequency of the pendulum depths exceeding 3000m. The vessel is tensioners, a straighter for handling pipe- exactly matched the vessel’s response to an ice classed, DP3, multi-lay vessel with in-pipe ? owline systems with outer pipe up the long swell. The solution was a damp- heavy lift capabilities. to 16in. outer diameter (OD), a 900-tonne ened tugger system. This gave a change

The vessel, built with a 3000-tonne hang-o