The program included fitting new pipe shares incorporating a new fore cutter for reduced tow forces, and improvements to pipe handling equipment, all operated by Osbit’s in-house modular control system, all conducted within 30 weeks.
Final assembly and testing followed at the Port of Blyth on the coast of northeast England.
The modifications will allow the plough to bury a planned pipeline and should lead to improved, reliability and ease of maintenance, Osbit claimed.
