OFFSHORE VESSELS
Van Oord orders green cable-laying vessel
VAN OORD HAS ORDERED A NEXTGENERATION CABLE-LAYING VESSEL. THE VESSEL WILL BE DELIVERED FROM VARD IN NORWAY AND EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES. THIS SECOND CABLE-LAYING VESSEL WITHIN THE VAN OORD FLEET WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN 2023. ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF VAN OORD.
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he new vessel has been designed with a focus on ‘green’ in order to reduce the carbon footprint during operations and port standby. Apart from the possibility to run on biofuel, this hybrid vessel has future fuelready engines with built-in flexibility to anticipate e-fuels. Director Markets & Communication Robert de Bruin explains, “Developments in fuel are in full swing and it is impossible to predict the fuel of the future. This new vessel will last twenty to thirty years, however we have to decide on these investments right away, so we can be prepared for all kinds of fuels.”
Not a standard vessel
Compared to Van Oord’s first cable-laying vessel Nexus, the new ship differs mostly in terms of sustainable technologies used, her large battery pack, the shore supply connection, and a state-of-the-art energy
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management system. This sustainable setup will result in a more energy-efficient vessel and will reduce CO2, NOx, and SOx emissions. The design for these parts of the vessel is the result of the close cooperation between Van Oord and VARD. The design for the cable-laying section on board is, however, mainly an effort by Van Oord’s in-house design department. Mr De Bruin explains, “It will not be a standard vessel, as a cable-laying vessel is never standard. About eight years ago, we started to keep the construction, new building and fleet management of these types of vessels – including installation vessel Aeolus and the cable-laying vessel Nexus – under our own management. Our engineers were responsible for the design of the deck layout, carousels, and automation for this cable-laying vessel.”
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