Indonesia launches construction vessel
The jack-up construction vessel ‘Nora’ at DW’s Graha yard in Indonesia
Drydocks World (DW) recently launched a highly versatile, self-contained jack-up construction vessel at its Graha shipyard, formerly known as Labroy Shipyard Batam, in Indonesia.
Designed by Global Maritime, the self-propelled vessel Nora is being built for Master Marine ASA of Norway and classified by ABS. The newbuilding is 111.8m long, 50m wide, loaded draught of 7.4m, has a large open deck area of 2,500m² and can accommodate up to 260 people. The vessel’s 13.6MW diesel electric plant powers six Schottel azimuth propellers giving the vessel a DP2 capability. Nora will be able to perform 1,500 tonne jacket installations by tandem lift using its two Huisman-Itrec cranes each with 750 tonne capacity in addition to topside installations by either skidding (7200 tonne capacity) or tandem lifting (1,500 tonne capacity).
Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman, Drydocks World and Maritime World, said at the launch ceremony, “The launch of Nora demonstrates our capability to consistently deliver sophisticated projects. We are committed not only to meeting our customers' expectations, but also to exceeding them with our high performance levels.”
Buamin, added, “We confidently aspire to become a distinct and dedicated role model in innovative and specialised marine services, through positioning ourselves as the provider of choice for specialised vessels in the heavy maritime transport for the oil sector, energy, offshore oil facilities, connectivity between platforms and rigs as well as transporting and installing wind turbines in the submerged areas, especially in the North Sea.”
This type of vessel is said to provide a safer, environmentally-friendly, and cost-effective alternative for load out, transportation, offshore installation and hook up of offshore structures, such vessels being fully self-contained, and able to install offshore structures weighing up to 7,200 tonnes. They are intended to replacing several service, crane and accommodation vessels normally used in offshore wind field development.
From January 2011 Nora will be used to install 88 wind turbines and two substation modules at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the Norfolk coast in the UK for Scira Offshore Energy Limited.
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