Pula, Croatia based Uljanik Brodogradiliste has started the construction of the Multi-Purpose Vessel JDN8628 ordered by Jan De Nul Group. This versatile vessel can be equipped with two cable turntables with a total capacity of 10,000 tonnes, Jan De Nul Group said.
For Subsea Rock Installation the vessel can carry up to 10,000 tonnes of rock. The rock is unloaded by two excavators and discharged through a fall pipe with ROV down to waterdepths of about 400 m. The fall pipe installation is a further development of the system used on the vessels La Boudeuse and Willem De Vlamingh, but has been adapted to install rock at greater depths. Two active heave compensated cranes, an A-frame and a workclass ROV further enhance the capabilities of the vessel.
The as yet unnamed vessel will be launched by the end of this year, and be operational by mid 2015.
Luxembourg, Belgium headquartered Jan De Nul Group is a family-owned company specializing in dredging and land reclamation, rock placing, trenching, rock dumping for oil and gas related offshore pipeline projects, quay walls, marine related projects, civil engineering and large-scale environmental remediation projects. Dredging accounts for 85% of the Group's turnover. With a yearly turnover of EUR 1.9 billion, the company ranks among the international top of dredging contactors and the top of marine engineering contractors.
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