Offshore staff
DUBAI, UAE –Lamprell has won a $120.9-million contract to design, construct, and deliver to Seajacks 4 Ltd. a modified Busto MSC NG 2500X jackup service vessel.
TheSeajacks Hydra will be built at Lamprell’s Hamriyah facility with delivery scheduled in 2014.
The 7,000-metric ton (7,716-ton) vessel will have dynamic positioning, high-speed jacking, 400- metric ton (441-ton) crane, propulsion, accommodations for 100 people, and a 1,400- metric ton (1,543-ton) payload.
“Hydra will become the fourth vessel in our fleet and is part of our long-term growth plan following the acquisition of the company by Marubeni and INCJ earlier this year,” said Kevin Alcock, VP New Build Projects, Seajacks. “As part of that plan, we are already working on the design and specification of vessel five.”
7/18/2012
