Heavy lift shipping company, Jumbo, announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH) for the provision of the detailed engineering and construction of a new DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel (HLCV).
The newly developed HLCV, is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and has been designed in cooperation with Ulstein Design and Solutions B.V. Jumbo’s Basis of Design, in order to provide economic and technical efficiency.
Furthermore, the vessel will be powered by dual fuel engines and has the ability to run on LNG.
The hull will incorporate an X-BOW, thus ensuring a more consistent transit speed and offshore workability in severe weather conditions.
The ship features a length of 185 metres and a width of 36 metres and will be the world’s largest X-BOW vessel.
Moreover, the HLCV will be equipped with two offshore mast cranes with a lifting capacity of 2,200 and 400 tonnes respectively and with water depth ratings of 3,000m each, as well as with a moon pool which will be flex-lay prepared.
Michael Kahn, Managing Director of Jumbo commented: “Despite the current offshore climate, we are committing to this industry long term. Signing this Letter of Intent alongside CMIH, with their partnering mentality, is a key milestone for Jumbo’s offshore division to further step-up, scale-up and diversify into the global offshore energy market.”
