New Jan De Nul’s Multipurpose Vessel Hits the Water

AVIC Shipyard from Weihai, China, has launched new multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant for Jan De Nul Group.

The sister vessel, Daniel Bernoulli, will be launched in March 2017, Jan De Nul said in its latest announcement.

“To perform a variety of functions, different mission equipment is available and can be installed on the vessels: subsea rock installation through an inclined fall pipe or a flexible fall pipe; subsea trenching, installation of cables and umbilicals; installation works by means of a heave compensated crane, etc,” the company said.

The vessels will also be provided with Dynamic Positioning (DP2), a fully diesel-electric machinery arrangement, a comfortable accommodation for 60 persons and a SPS notation.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Deadweight: 6,200 tonnes;
• Length o.a.: 96 m;
• Breadth: 22 m;
• Dynamic Positioning: DP2;
• Propulsion Power: 2 X 1,250 kW;
• Bow thruster power: 2 X 1,250 kW;
• Total installed diesel power: 6,800 kW;
• Speed: 11.5 kn;
• Accommodation: 60.

ROCK INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT

• Rock carrying capacity: 5,100 tonnes;
• Max fall pipe depth: 600 m;
• Inclined fall pipe diam.: 1,800 mm.

CABLE INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT

• Turntable capacity: 4,000 tonnes;
• Basket diameter: 16.8 m.