On her maiden voyage, MV “Lone” loaded eight jackup legs of 630 mtons and a length of 78 m each bound for Okpo/Korea. The large cargo is designed for a jackup barge serving the offshore wind industry. The barge will be constructed at the DSME shipyard in Okpo.
In addition, a dismantled board offshore crane (BOS) will be transported to the same destination for SAL client Liebherr.
About MV “Lone”
She perfectly resembles her sister, is just as strong and can be positioned to maximum precision. Just three months after the German-based heavy-lift shipping company has sent the MV ‘Svenja’ – the world’s largest heavy-lift vessel – on its maiden voyage, the company’s fleet has now been expanded by a second vessel of the same Type 183.
Just like its sister vessel, the heavy lifter was built at Sietas shipyard in Hamburg in only 6 months. It has a lifting capacity of 2,000 tonnes and a speed of 20 knots. While the MV ‘Svenja’ features a Dynamic Positioning System 1 (DP1), the MV ‘Lone’ is equipped with a DP2. It is only the fourth heavy-lift vessel in the world to be equipped with this system. With DP2, its unrivalled speed and its high crane capacity, the MV ‘Lone’ is just as suited to service demanding offshore projects within the oil and gas industry as it is to assist in the installation of foundations for offshore wind parks. On March 11, the heavy-lift vessel will be christened at the Überseebrücke bridge in its home port of Hamburg before embarking on its maiden voyage the following day.
[mappress]
Source: sal-heavylift, March 29, 2011