Steel Cutting Ceremony (Credit: Ulstein Verft)
(Credit: Ulstein Verft)
(Credit: Ulstein Verft)
(llustration by Skipsteknisk)
Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft and Nexans Marine Operations have marked the beginning of development of a brand new DP3 cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora in a metal slicing ceremony held on January 19, 2024.
Four months after signing the shipbuilding contract, Nexans Marine Operations and Ulstein Verft formally began he development of Nexans’ subsequent cable laying vessel.
Attending the metal slicing ceremony on the Crist hull yard had been representatives from Nexans, Ulstein Verft, DNV and Crist.
Knut Flage, technical supervisor in Nexans’ shipbuilding mission, had the dignity of beginning the metal slicing machine.
Ulstein Verft is answerable for the vessel’s development and the preparation of her topside tools.
The newbuild is an up to date model of Nexans’ flagship, the Nexans Aurora, which was delivered in 2021.
The cutting-edge CLV has a size of 149.9 meters and a beam of 31 meters.
The vessel, in a position to accommodate the crew of 90, is provided with three turntables – a break up turntable on deck with a capability for as much as 10,000t of cable, an under-deck turntable with a 3,500t cable capability, and a basket under deck for fibre optic cables holding 450t. The whole quantities near 14,000t cable loading capability.
The vessel is specifically designed by Skipsteknisk to hold out the transport and lay of assorted sorts of subsea cables, together with cable bundles, in addition to restoration and restore. She is able to laying as much as 4 cables concurrently.
“We are very happy to start with the steelwork at Crist. Good cooperation in design and engineering work last months by designer, shipyard and shipowner allows us to start the fabrication on schedule,” mentioned Frode Beyer, Project Manager at Nexans
As beforehand knowledgeable, Norwegian offshore crane provider Red Rock was hired once again by Ulstein Verft to ship upgraded crane bundle for Nexans Aurora, to be deliverd in 2025.
