Royal Boskalis Westminster has named and christened the new Dockwise vessel White Marlin during a festive ceremony in Guangzhou, China.
Following the ceremony, the semi-submersible heavy transport vessel will be mobilised to Singapore for its maiden transport of two drilling rigs for discharge in Abu Dhabi. The vessel's overall length is 216 metres with a beam of 63 metres and a deadweight of 72,000 metric tons.
Freeway
Last month, Boskalis also named and christened the trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway in the harbor next to its head office in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. The vessel is currently busy at work on its maiden project in the United Kingdom.
The Freeway is the fourth vessel in a series of 4500 cubic metre hopper dredgers. The vessel is very well suited for operations in shallow water including port maintenance and coastal protection projects.
