Italy-based Prysmian Group introduced in the present day, on 21 December, an funding of roughly EUR 350 million for 2 new cable-laying vessels (CLV) that the corporate says will reinforce Prysmian’s submarine undertaking execution capabilities.
“The market is tremendously rising, and we face an rising demand for submarine cable techniques for interconnections and offshore wind farm initiatives each in Europe and within the US,” mentioned Hakan Ozmen, EVP Tasks BU, Prysmian Group.
The primary cable-laying vessel will probably be an evolution of the Monna Lisa class.
With a size of roughly 185 metres and a breadth of about 34 metres, the brand new CLV will probably be geared up with superior cable set up options, akin to three carousels for a complete capability of 19,000 tonnes, positioning itself among the many highest cable loading capability vessels out there and enabling a decreased transportation time from the manufacturing unit to the location, for an general improved undertaking effectivity, in response to the corporate.
A bollard pull in extra of 180 tonnes ought to enable the vessel to carry out advanced set up operations of simultaneous cable lay and burial (as much as 4 cables) with a wide range of ploughs. The CLV will probably be geared up with DP3 positioning and seakeeping techniques and will probably be operational by the start of 2027.
As for Leonardo da Vinci and Monna Lisa, the brand new vessel will probably be constructed by the VARD Group, a subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group. The contract worth quantities to roughly EUR 230 million.
The opposite vessel would be the evolution of the Ulisse class, with a size of roughly 167 metres and a breadth of about 40 metres, and will probably be geared up with two carousels (one in all them cut up into two concentric sections) for a complete cable loading capability of 10,000 tonnes.
The DP2 positioning and seakeeping techniques and an eight-point mooring system ought to allow the ship to satisfy its working necessities specialised in shallow-water cable laying and burial set up, even in harsh environmental circumstances. The vessel is deliberate to be operational by the primary half of 2025.
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Each CLVs will characteristic high-voltage shore connection techniques to energy them with clear power throughout loading operations, diesel turbines appropriate for biodiesel blends, and battery hybrid techniques just for the deep-water-vessel, attributable to its particular exercise, mentioned the Italian firm.
Prysmian’s present fleet consists of six CLVs: Giulio Verne; Cable Enterprise, a DP2 vessel primarily used for the set up of offshore wind farm export cables; Ulisse, a barge for shallow-water set up; Barbarossa, a small barge designed for operations in very shallow water and intertidal zones; Leonardo da Vinci and Monna Lisa (the latter nonetheless underneath building), used for set up of lengthy HVDC interconnections and in very deep water atmosphere.
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