DFO orders cable carousel from Huisman for offshore wind installations
Aug. 29, 2023
Huisman has a letter of intent to supply DFO with a cable carousel and potentially an associated cable-lay system.
Courtesy Huisman Equipment B.V.
DFO Ocean Adventurer
Offshore staff
SCHIEDAM, the Netherlands— Huisman has a letter of intent to supply DFO with a cable carousel and potentially an associated cable-lay system.
Initially, the cable carousel, with a storage capacity of 3,000 Mt, will be installed below deck on the Orient Adventurer pipelay vessel. Alongside the existing Huisman vertical-lay system, it will work on subsea cable-laying projects for fixed and floating offshore wind developments.
Huisman has adapted the carousel design, which is based on proven carousel and storage components, to maximize use to the vessel’s hold capacity for cable-laying or pipelaying. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2024.
The optional cable-lay system is a new concept designed for temporary installation on, for example, a multi-purpose offshore vessel that could be quickly mobilized or demobilized.
