Offshore staff
SINGAPORE – Vessel specifications for the subsea installation and construction vessel AMC Connector are finalized, reports Aker Solutions. The vessel will target deepwater installation with a payload capacity of 9,000 metric tons (9,921 tons).
Previously called Aker Connector, the specifications call for two turntables for high-voltage power cables or umbilicals. One is to have 6,000 metric ton capacity on deck and the other 3,000 metric ton capacity below deck. The vessel is 157 m long and 32 m wide with a transit speed of 16 knots, Aker says.
The vessel will be equipped with two heave-compensated offshore cranes - with 400 and 50 metric ton (441 and 55 ton) capacity respectively - that can operate down to 3 000 m (9,842 ft) water depth. She will have two 3,000 m depth capacity ROVs onboard and can accommodate 140 people.
One feature is the vessel's deck flexibility. In about two days the on-deck modules can be removed to give a total space of approximately 1,500 sq m (16,146 sq ft). This will enable transport and installation of large spools and jumpers as well as subsea structures and manifolds.
AMC Connector is built by STX Europe and will be outfitted at their yard at Søviknes, Norway. She will be ready for operations from 1Q 2012. Subsea power cable provider ABB has secured the vessel for installation campaigns during 2012 and 2013.
The vessel will be owned 50/50 by Aker Solutions and Singapore-based Ezra Holdings Ltd., which recently acquired 100% of the shares in Aker Solutions' subsidiary Aker Marine Contractors AS.
1/14/2011
