Methanol dual-fueled battery-hybrid cable layer will function a 70-tonne capability Nekkar offshore crane. [Image: NSK ship Design]
A 99-meter cable set up vessel on order for first quarter 2025 supply from Sefine Shipyard in Turkey can have a variety of superior options. The vessel might be owned by Harstad, Norway, based mostly shipowner Agalas, which was established final 12 months. One of the companions within the Agalas is NSK Ship Design, which has designed the cable layer in cooperation with Cecon Contracting, which is able to function the vessel.
The cable layer will be capable of do greater than lay cable. Delivered with a methanol twin gasoline system and a battery pack, it has been designed to be a flexible work platform that may function in different segments of the offshore business when not putting in cable. It is ready for typical offshore wind companies in addition to mild development work.
OFFSHORE CRANE
It might be geared up with a 70-tonne capability offshore crane able to performing each subsea set up and elimination operations plus topside 3D-compensated lifting operations along side wind farm developments and operations.
Delivered by Nekkar ASA, by way of its not too long ago acquired Techano Group subsidiary, the knuckle increase crane is supplied with an lively heave compensated (AHC) winch with 2,000 meter wire for subsea operation, and a separate 3-tonne 3D lively movement compensated lifting software, for topside lifts.
Nekkar’s subsidiary firm Intellilift will ship the crane’s movement compensating system, digital management system, leveraging sensors, cameras, and software program.
“We have developed a crane that is ideal for vessels operating on offshore wind farms. It can perform subsea lifting operations and is capable of supporting wind farm operations with lifting of equipment and tools necessary to operate and maintain wind turbines. It offers a flexibility that improves the commercial potential for the shipowner while it also reduces operating costs for operators of wind farms,” says Øystein Bondevik, director of enterprise improvement and gross sales at Nekkar.
“Our joint ambition is to deliver smart, lightweight, and energy-efficient lifting and handling solutions that are fully automated and digitized, capable of challenging the incumbent solutions in the market. This contract demonstrates that bringing Techano into Nekkar was a good enabler for both parties,” says Ole Falk Hansen, CEO of Nekkar ASA.
