Mekers Offshore launched its first in a series of liftboats at Dajin Heavy Industries yard in Jiangsu, China.
The self-elevating liftboat is a four-legged, DP2, self-propelled vessel with a working depth of 70m. It can house up to 250 people and is suitable for work over and well intervention with a large open deck area capable of carrying equipment and supplies for various offshore exploration, production and support activities. The unit is capable of rapid deployment to provide a stable platform in its elevated position for maintenance and construction work.
The first liftboat is expected to be delivered in Q1 2017 with the second unit to follow later the same year.
Aqualis Offshore was last year contracted by Mekers Offshore to supervise the construction of the two units.
“We are very pleased with the launching of this first liftboat, which was carried out safely, on schedule and in a professional manner by all parties. Aqualis Offshore has done a solid job in making the launching and construction project to date a success,” says Dr. Cang, Deputy General Manager at Zhejiang-based Mekers Offshore.
Image from Aqualis.
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