Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel from Damen Shipyards. It is the first contract for the newly designed Offshore Carrier 7500.
The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014.
Offshore Wind Farms
The vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is making preparations for the Gemini offshore wind farm, which will be constructed 60 km to the north of Schiermonnikoog, one of the Dutch Wadden Islands. The cable-laying vessel will be deployed at that site, amongst others.
Main Characteristics
- Multipurpose vessel
- Length: 120 m
- Beam: 28 m
- Dynamic positioning
- Cable carousel of more than 5000 t
- Heavy crane
- Accommodation: 90 people
Damen Offshore Carrier 7500
The new Van Oord cable layer is based on the Damen Offshore Carrier, a new multipurpose vessel design with a flush working deck, Heavy Lift or RoRo transport as well as offshore installation capabilities suitable for multiple markets. To this purpose, a large number of (offshore) installation equipment can be mounted on the vessel and the design can be adapted to create a dedicated ship, such as the vessel desired by Van Oord.
