Marine Cable Manufacturing Facility News

Draka Marine Cable Order for Royal Boskalis

Draka Offshore announced that Keppel Singmarine has selected Draka as a cable supplier for its production of Hull 362 for Royal Boskalis Westminster. The contract requires Draka to deliver the first batch of cable during first quarter 2011 which is being manufactured at the company's Asian marine cable manufacturing facility located in Suzhou, China. Royal Boskalis Westminster awarded Keppel Singmarine with the contract to construct a 522-ft long rock dumping fallpipe vessel first quarter 2010. The vessel will have a 24,000 ton carrying capacity, features propulsion machinery, special rock handling equipment, and a flexible fall pipe with an ROV for positioning.