The multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton was launched at the Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste on March 07, Jan de Nul announced.
The vessel is capable of conducting variety of projects: installing subsea cables, trench dredging and subsea rock installation.
The construction of multipurpose vessels allows Jan De Nul to better meet the clients’ requests to have a project executed by one contractor or one vessel and to reduce the mobilization costs for its clients, the company said.
In cable-installation mode the vessel will be capable of transporting and laying cable in a single length with a total weight of approximately 10,000 tonnes, which is more than any other vessel currently available.
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