UAE’s Eversendai Offshore has loaded out the first of two liftboats it is building for Vahana Offshore. The load-out of the liftboat named Aryan happened on April 27.
“The load out of ARYAN today marks an important milestone for Eversendai Offshore. It goes to prove that the business diversification plan that the company and Eversendai Group has taken is on the correct path,” said Narish Nathan , CEO of Eversendai Offshore.
“We are also pleased to note that the building of the liftboats in our Ras Al Khaimah facility has achieved commendable a Health, Safety and Environment record with no injury downtime during the 3 million plus hours of work put into this project and that of the upcoming second liftboat. This was only possible with the experienced and well-managed team Eversendai Offshore has,” he said.
The company was in May 2014 commissioned to build 2 liftboats by Vahana Offshore, a global operator and service provider for offshore works.
According to Eversendai, the Aryan liftboat is expected to be fully released to Vahana Offshore in the third quarter of 2017. The original order called for the liftboats to be delivered in February and May 2016.
“This is the maiden voyage into building liftboats for us and we are particularly proud of it because we are the first organization in the industry within the region to complete the detailed design and engineering for liftboats, which are also known as self-propelled jack-ups. This accomplishment highlights our significance in innovating, excelling and sustaining in new frontiers,” Nathan said.
According to the specifications revealed back in 2014 when the liftboats were ordered, each liftboat will consist of a rectangular hull and four 95 metre truss type legs; each with an electric driven rack and pinion jacking system, which will allow the unit to jack up in water depths of up to a maximum of 70 metres. The liftboats will be equipped with a 300 tonnes crane, and will be able to accommodate a minimum of 150 personnel. The units will be propelled by its own thrusters to a speed of 5 knots and it will have Dynamic Positioning (DP-2).
Offshore Energy Today Staff