DUBAI, UAE — P&O Maritime Logistics will convert one of its multi-carrying vessels to a cable-laying vessel for the offshore sector, powered by alternative energy. It should enter service in third-quarter 2024.
It will be equipped with a battery system and a low fuel consumption propulsion layout accommodating green methanol fuel.
The vessel will be capable of installing export and inner-array cables across large distances, mainly to connect offshore wind farms to the mainland. It will also provide maintenance services for wind farms.
C-Job Naval Architects is responsible for the design.
Project manager Marc van der Zwalum said, “This vessel will be able to meet the operational demands for the installation of next-generation windmill infrastructure thanks to its optimized deck layout. Furthermore, in close cooperation with P&O Maritime Logistics, we were able to create a design that was best suited to their operational profile. The design focused on optimized vessel performance and features a DP-2 positioning system and a low fuel consumption propulsion layout that is ready for green methanol fuel and zero emission operations.”
P&O Maritime Logistics’ Topaz Installer, recently converted in Taiwan, can accommodate up to 64 seafarers and features a single basket cable carousel with an OD of 24 m and a 30-t SWL AHC subsea crane.
02.20.2023
