Holding OOS International Group has signed a contract for the engineering and construction of two new build Semi-Submersible Crane Vessels (SSCVs) with China Merchant Industry Holdings, a fully owned subsidiary of the China Merchant Group.
OOS will equip its two new SSCVs named OOS Serooskerke and OOS Walcheren with two heavy lift cranes, with a total dual lifting capacity of 4400 T per vessel. A total of 600 T can be installed or removed with heave compensation in water depths of up to 3000 metres. In between projects, they will have a transit speed up to 12 knots.
OOS Serooskerke
The heavy lifting and service cranes will be provided by Huisman Equipment, which can be utilised for the (de)commissioning of subsea structures, foundations, moorings, and floating and heavy lift platforms for offshore wind structures in deep water.
