Offshore staff
SINGAPORE — PaxOcean Group delivered the CP-16001 wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to Japan-based contractor Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. in Batam, Indonesia, in early September.
The WTIV has a length of 123 m, width of 45 m and a depth of 10 m, making it the second larger WTIV for Penta-Ocean. Its features include a heavy-lift crane with a boom length of 130 m and a lifting capacity of 1,600 tonnes with main hook height of 143 m above deck.
The vessel is built with an accommodation of up to 100 people and is equipped with main equipment, such as the advanced continuous jacking system, four closed circular legs measuring 92.5 m and a dynamic positioning system.
The CP-16001, the second vessel for Penta-Ocean, will start operating this November at the wind farm project in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Afterward, several large wind farm projects will start in Japan from 2027 onward.
By jacking up the hull above seawater, the vessel ensures safe, efficient and highly precise crane operation even in the sea areas with severe meteorological and oceanographic conditions, the company said. It is also operational in deep waters (up to 50 m). The fully revolving crane with a 1,600-t lifting capacity enables installation of 15-MW class wind turbines and various foundations including monopiles and jackets. Leveraging on the large deck space and sufficient jackup capacity, the SEP can carry multiple 15-MW class wind turbines for efficient installation works.
PaxOcean owns and operates five shipyards located in Singapore, China and Indonesia.
10.06.2023
