UAE-based Oceanic Marine Contractors (OMC) has taken delivery of Oceanic 5000,
which will service the offshore oil and gas construction sector. The vessel,
which the company claims is the largest of its type in the region, is designed for worldwide operations and will focus on the installation and removal of subsea pipelines and offshore structures.
Built at the ZPMC shipyard in Changxing, China, the multi-purpose, GL-classed vessel recently arrived the UAE where it is being prepared for its first project, installing jackets, topsides and subsea pipelines in the Gulf. Oceanic 5000 is capable of laying pipes of up to 60in in diameter and in water depths of up to 300m. It has a lifting capability of 4,400 tonnes. The vessel is 198m overall with a breath of 48.0m, draught of 6.9-9.2m and has dynamic positioning to DP2 standard plus a a 10-point mooring system. Accommodation is provided for 398 persons. The vessel is capable of laying pipe with an outer diameter of 6-60 inches, and the crane has a capacity of 4,400 totonnes/3,000 tonnesr revolving @ 3.5 deggrees.
Source : Offshore Shipping Online
On the 7th of January 2012 at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore Subseas 7 SEVEN BOREALIS pipelay and construction vessel 
was named by Lady sponsor Mrs Filomena Maria Gamboa Carvalho dos Santos e Oliveira, after the ceremony it was time for presents exchange, when Captain Alec of the SEVEN BOREALIS received some nautical instruments from Mr Jean Cahuzac, the CEO of Subsea 7 and on the right below, Mr Jaap Klein (Left) the project manager for Subsea 7 who received a very nice picture frame as a “thank you” for all the work done during the time at the Sembawang shipyard in Singapore, after several speeches it was time for the tour over the 182 mtr long x 46 m wide Pipelay/Heavy lift vessel. The engine controle room from where the 6 Rolls Royce B32 V12A 720 rpm diesels and the rest are controlled , every engine is having an output of 5760 kW.
At the front of the wheelhouse is seen the maneuvring panel and right a part of the DP desk at the back of the wheelhouse. Top the large galley, which is designed to supply the food for the (max) 400 persons onboard, who are accomodated in the cabins (max 4 in 1 cabin) onboard the state-of-the-art vessel. To handle the pipes onboard are 2 DREGGEN 40 ton capacity knuckleboom cranes installed, one on each side of the vessel and at the stern of the vessel the large 5000 ton (at 40 mtr) Huisman built main crane can be seen (1500 ton at 78 mtr radius) , the crane is having a maximum operating waterdepth of 6000 mtr (Single fall), Half of January the last DP trials are scheduled and afterwards the vessel will sail from Singapore via
Cape Town to Schiedam where at the Huisman yard the J-lay tower will be installed, the voyage to Schiedam will take 42 days. All photo’s : Piet Sinke ©
Last week BigLift Shipping successfully completed the installation and load testing of a
Huisman-Itrec 17 m super fly jib for their heavy lift mast cranes on m.v. Happy Buccaneer, thereby increasing the lifting height and outreach by 50% to respectively 59 m above deck and 55 m. For upcoming projects BigLift Shipping purchased this 17 m long fly jib to increase outreach and lifting height. With the fly jib mounted on the Happy Buccaneer the crane has a maximum load of 350 mt upto 35 m outreach and a 250 mt load at a 50 m outreach. The lifting height increases to approximately 59 m above deck. To reduce installation time of the fly jib, lightweight stays produced by FibreMax, Joure, are being used. For future projects requiring further outreach or lifting height capacities, the fly jib can be extended.With the fly jib
available for the Happy Buccaneer and de Happy S new build vessels, BigLift once again underlines its key position in heavy lift transport. BigLift Shipping is one of the world’s leading heavy lift shipping companies, specialized in worldwide ocean ransportation of heavy lift 
and project cargoes, operating to high standards of safety, operational reliability and to strict time schedules. BigLift’s fleet consists of 13 state-of-the art vessels with lifting capacities to 1,400 mt. The coming two years the fleet will be extended with two new build Happy S-type vessels, increasing the lifting capacities to 1,800 mt.
BigLift is KEY IN HEAVY LIFT. SOURCE: MDC
Jumbo transported two huge Ship-to-Shore Kalmar cranes,
combined with a total of 7 knocked down RTG’s from Taicang, China to Cartagena,
Colombia for its client Cargotec. Since the STS cranes were too big to handle in their fully assembled shape, both cranes were shipped in (still respectable) parts to fit Jumbo Javelin’s deck and cargo hold. Because of the enormous width, height and weight of the cranes and in order to remain within all safety margins during the long sea voyage, special support and sea fastening structures were engineered by Jumbo together with the client.
The crane structures, weighing up to 1,000 t per piece, reached 80 m above deck and protruded 30 m on starboard side of the vessel. Smart engineering and precision planning made it possible for Jumbo to transport the two STS cranes for Cargotec in one voyage from China to Colombia. The lower portal and upper structure of the first crane were lifted and placed on deck separately. The complete middle piece of the second crane was lifted on deck at once in a tandem lift. The supporting width of the cranes was bigger than the width of the vessel, so Jumbo together with the client engineered special support constructions on deck and at the outside of the vessel. On top of this, the upper structures needed to be tilted to make sure it didn’t hit the water during sea transport. With its SPOS and Octopus systems and cooperation with Meteo Consult Jumbo calculated the best sea route to avoid high waves and strong winds. With the cranes protruding on starboard side, the roll movement of the Jumbo Javelin had to be minimized. Because of careful preparations, and the selected sea route, the cargo was delivered in Cartagena, Colombia safely and on time. 
• Design phase started mid 2008 – First steel in place January 2011.
• Capacity 135 people – Lunch room for 40; gym for 10.
• LEED (environmental) designed but not pursued – Sub floor system for AC, electrical and data.
• This was done to create a better working environment and easy access for changing work spaces.
• Moveable walls in individual offices created for quicker and cheap changes.
• Hurricane 2 impact prove 9 (135mph) -
• Tinted and insulated glass. Approx 10,000 sq.ft @ 5 # / sq= 50,000 pounds of glass.
• 150 ft by 150 ft perimeter.”
• Total weight on or about 1100 ton which is approximate 2,200,000 pounds”
• Total amount of 88 SPMT axle lines which is enough loading capacity for 2992 ton
Photo’s: Bas Coppes©
SOURCE: DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2011 – 365
Vietnam’s first jack-up rig has been loaded out and floated off to sea by heavy transport and lifting company ALE.
The load out and float off of the 9,020 tonne drilling rig was in Vung Tau, Vietnam. Watching closely and monitoring the project were government officials, including the prime minister.
ALE’s scope of work included the design and engineering for skid beams and skid shoes, load out equipment, including strand jacks and external ballast system, and a semi submersible barge and main tug.
The project was completed by skidding the rig to the quayside using ALE’s skid system. For the load out onto the barge an external ballast system and equipment including strand jacks were used. The semi-submersible barge transported the rig to its required float-off location where the barge was submerged to allow the float-off. All marine engineering required was carried out by ALE’s specialist marine engineering division.
Russ Jones, ALE project manager, said, “We are pleased to have completed this project as it is the first Vietnamese fabricated jack-up rig to be installed offshore in Vietnam. The project was closely watched by senior officials. This project also combined the expertise of three ALE divisions, the ALE engineers alongside engineers from our specialist ALE marine engineering division, ALE-Offshore Services.”
