SBM-GustoMSC has signed a contract with Dubai-based Lamprell Energy for the design supply of two windmill installation jack-up vessels.
SBM-GustoMSC has also received orders from the yard for the supply of the innovative continuous jacking systems and large 800-tonne offshore cranes that will be fitted on these vessels.
The units are of the GustoMSC NG-9000C type, a state-of-the-art jack-up vessel that has been specifically developed for the offshore windfarm installation industry.
The two vessels were ordered earlier this year from Lamprell by Fred Olsen Windcarrier and they are the second and third units of this type to be built so far.
Both vessels will be constructed at Lamprell's Jebel Ali facility and will be delivered in the second and third quarters of 2012. The design displacement of each vessel exceeds 14,000 tonnes. The vessels are equipped with dynamic positioning, high speed jacking systems, an 800Te crane and a rotary propulsion system that allows the vessels to sail at a speed of twelve knots. Each unit includes accommodation for 80 personnel and has a payload capacity in excess of 5000Te.
The total portfolio value of these orders is around US$76.9 million.
