Ulstein to introduce shallow water design
With the S182 design, Ulstein introduces a new dynamically positioned multipurpose construction vessel suitable for shallow water operations.Main design driver was to develop a very CAPEX friendly DP vessel with good capabilities to support various offshore operations, including cable lay and offshore construction.The vessel offers an unprecedented combination of deck area, accommodation and station keeping capability for a compact vessel. This results in a very cost efficient platform capable of supporting a wide variety of operations:Cable layingOffshore constructionShallow water installationDive supportRock installationSalvage worksThe mooring and DP2 (optionally DP3) station keeping capability, in combination with the large endurance and adequate transit speed, ensure that the ULSTEIN S182 can operate autonomously in remote shallow water and offshore areas.“Given the CAPEX target that we have set ourselves, we decided that speed will be a result of the design rather than a design driver as it is in most designs,” says Edwin van Leeuwen, Managing Director at Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V. “Speed requirements often have a big impact on installed power, easily spiraling up vessel CAPEX.”More importantly, ULSTEIN has been able to develop a very versatile workhorse that is capable of shallow water DP operations (@ 4.5m draft) including beaching. She features a ...
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