Together with Altis, a consultancy company specialised in the lift vessel market, Wärtsilä will provide the design for a new jack-up lift vessel.
The contract was signed in March with a well known Chinese yard and includes an option for three more vessels.
Lift Vessel
Lift vessels are self-propelled and provide an offshore elevating platform with manoeuvring capabilities to support various operations, including oil well intervention activities, and the maintenance, repairs, upgrades and removal of offshore rigs. This latest Wärtsilä design is said to offer improvements in the areas of crane capacity, MLC (Maritime Labour Convention) compliance, accommodation, operational water depth, and DP2.
The 70.5 metre long vessel can accommodate 250 people and will be capable of operating in water depths of up to 75 metres. It is scheduled for delivery to the customer in September, 2017.
Picture: The new jack-up lift vessel is designed by Wärtsilä.
