Offshore staff
MASSY CEDEX, France -- SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group Co. Ltd. has placed a $15-million order for multiple Class 3 dynamic positioning (DP) systems with Converteam. The order was placed for French owner BOURBON.
The systems are to feature on board 10 GPA696 IMR (Inspection Maintenance Repair) vessels currently being built by Zhejiang shipyard, a subsidiary of SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd. in Ningbo, near Shanghai.
Converteam will deliver the systems from its UK facility with local support and commissioning provided by Converteam in Shanghai. The first system is due for delivery in January 2009. Thereafter, one DP3 system will be installed every 10 weeks, with commissioning to follow, until the contract ends in 2011.
DP3 is the highest class of DP for vessels requiring high levels of redundancy and separation to ensure the system can withstand the impact of fire and flood. Converteam's DP configuration has separate dual controllers with a back up system in an alternative location. In addition, an independent joystick system, manual thruster control, vessel automation system, and position reference system complete the Converteam supply to meet Bureau Veritas rules.
03/19/2008
