Harkand Haldane DP3 Dive Support Vessel: A New Wave of DSV
The Harkand Haldane is a DP3 dive support vessel currently being designed and built in Europe to reduce downtime in the North Sea’s winter marginal weather months. Along with its well-equipped and logically planned layout, Harkand’s clients looking for increased efficiency to maximize production during these challenging times may well have struck gold. There is no doubt this is a demanding time for the oil and gas industry. With the slump in the oil price operating companies in…
Wärtsilä Wins Subsea 7 DSV Design Deal
Wärtsilä signed a contract for the design of a new diving support vessel (DSV) to be built for Subsea 7. The new VS 4725 DSV design was created by Wärtsilä Ship Design specifically for this vessel, which will be built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Korea. The contract was signed with HHI in December, and the vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2015. The vessel is intended for North Sea diving operations on a year round basis. In customizing the design of such a complex vessel…
Korean Shipyard to Build New Subsea 7 DSV
State-of-the-art Dive Support Vessel (DSV) will be built for Subsea 7 by Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). With accommodation for 110 people, the DSV will incorporate an 18-man saturation system supplied by Drass and rated for 300m with two moon-pool deployed three man diving bells and two 18-man hyperbaric life-boats. The vessel will be equipped with six main engines in three separate engine rooms designed to maximise performance in Dynamic Positioning (DP) Class III. Subsea 7 Executive Vice President Commercial Steve Wisely said: “To build and equip this vessel we are delighted to work with industry leaders HHI, Drass and Wartsila Ship Design.
