Vard’s shipyard in Tulcea, Romania, on Wednesday held a keel laying event for the Prysmian Group’s latest cord laying vessel.
The brand-new 171-meter vessel, a similar sibling ship to the advanced Leonardo da Vinci supplied in 2021, is set up to begin industrial procedure in very early 2025.
According to the Prysmian Group, both the brand-new ship and also the Leonardo da Vinci are the only installment vessels on the planet with 2 revolving systems of 7,000 and also 10,000 heaps, bringing the complete capability approximately 14,000 heaps to make sure the highest possible slide carousel capability in the marketplace. Moreover, they both have a 100-ton capstan to enable severe deep-water installment of the hefty cable televisions required for power change.
One significant renovation has actually been made to the brand-new vessel contrasted to the Leonardo da Vinci: Prysmian has actually increased her crossbreed propulsion battery capability to 3 MW in order to lower gas usage and also exhausts, boosting total eco-friendliness.
By raising its installment fleet to 6 vessels, Prysmian stated it will certainly preserve its market share in the face of more powerful cable televisions need in brand-new markets such as the United States, where it is developing a brand-new cable televisions manufacturing facility at Brayton Point, Mass.
