ABS to Class New Ulstein-Designed Offshore Construction Vessels

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as much as I bitch about the Bayoo mafia companies I cannot say that I am not impressed by these new “ships” and the hope they provide for the future of the US Jones Act qualified IMR vessel. Each and every one of these will be one fewer Norwegian vessel in the GoM with their interloping foreign crews. GO ECO!

[B]ABS to Class New Ulstein-Designed Offshore Construction Vessels[/B]

By Rob Almeida On March 5, 2014


Ulstein’s SX165 design, rendering courtesy Ulstein

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has been selected by Island Ventures II LLC, a joint venture between Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore, to class two next-generation, Ulstein SX165-design offshore construction vessels (OCVs) ordered last November.

The vessels will be built at Ulstein Verft in Norway and Edison Chouest’s LaShip yard in Houma, Louisiana, in the U.S.

The OCVs will be 28 m wide and 145.7 m long with accommodations for 200 people. They will be equipped with one 400-metric-ton crane and one 140-metric-ton crane, a large moonpool measuring 11.2 x 12 m, and two smaller moonpools with remotely operated vehicle installed in a centrally located hangar. The vessel has three separate engine rooms to provide extreme operational reliability.

Want more details about these vessels? Read: Edison Chouest Offshore to Build First X-Bow in U.S.

Health, safety and the environment have been fully considered in the development of this design. The vessels design provides for crew comfort and safety in accordance with international regulation ILO Maritime Labour Convention and features four lifeboats, two on each side. In addition, the vessels are equipped with SCR catalyst systems for NOx emission reduction.

According to Ulstein Verft, this will be the largest vessel to date to be built at the yard and is the company’s largest single shipbuilding contract. “Ulstein Verft is pleased to work with ABS for this exiting project, and we are looking forward to expanding our cooperation into new markets for these types of vessels,” says Managing Director of Ulstein Verft, Kristian Sætre.

The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2015.

“We look forward to adding these vessels to our fleet,” says Edison Chouest Offshore CEO Gary Chouest. “The cooperation between our companies is excellent, and we look forward to working with Ulstein on the construction of these multifunctional vessels.”

I might even (GASP!) be applying for a job with them if they are seeking UL licenses to man them with?

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Does anyone know the ITC tonnage of this design? I have tried finding it on line but no luck. Guessing there is a long line for the spots on it at ECO.

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[QUOTE=TSCOTT;132391]Does anyone know the ITC tonnage of this design? I have tried finding it on line but no luck. Guessing there is a long line for the spots on it at ECO.[/QUOTE]

I can’t see how on earth they can be under 6000tons and the USCG is taking a longtime to generate new rules for super large OSV’s and for the licenses to man them. Still who the hell knows?

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What’s the line on it being under 10,000itc? :wink:

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There’s plenty of UL guys at ECO to take this vessel…but best of luck with that app…lol

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[QUOTE=rigdvr;132399]There’s plenty of UL guys at ECO to take this vessel…but best of luck with that app…lol[/QUOTE]

Yeah I know and it is pretty doubtful they’d be interested in me anyway after I have been such a vocal critic of the OMSA companies. Still, any demand for UL people in any of these companies is a good thing and I hope they go UL top and bottom!

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Me too. It will be one of only a handful of vessels in the company that someone can get past the chief mate to master hurdle.

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[QUOTE=c.captain;132382]as much as I bitch about the Bayoo mafia companies I cannot say that I am not impressed by these new “ships” and the hope they provide for the future of the US Jones Act qualified IMR vessel. Each and every one of these will be one fewer Norwegian vessel in the GoM with their interloping foreign crews. GO ECO![/QUOTE]

Beautiful looking ships. So one will be built in Houma, LA and the other in Norway? At least one US flagged.

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[QUOTE=coldduck;132398]What’s the line on it being under 10,000itc? ;)[/QUOTE]

Good news these vessels are 11,500 mT (DW)

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[QUOTE=PDCMATE;132413]Good news these vessels are 11,500 mT (DW)[/QUOTE]

What does deadweight have to do with GT? (Hint: nothing…)

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[QUOTE=coldduck;132398]What’s the line on it being under 10,000itc? ;)[/QUOTE]

The Aiviq is approximately 14,000 GT so chances are very good these will be that or better.

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[QUOTE=c.captain;132400]Yeah I know and it is pretty doubtful they’d be interested in me anyway after I have been such a vocal critic of the OMSA companies. Still, any demand for UL people in any of these companies is a good thing and I hope they go UL top and bottom![/QUOTE]

With the possibility of 200 persons aboard, hopefully competency won’t be a side note on crew requirements.

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[QUOTE=Capt. Phoenix;132543]What does deadweight have to do with GT? (Hint: nothing…)

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Sarcasm! Im sure most go it.

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[QUOTE=Ea$y Money;132549]With the possibility of 200 persons aboard, hopefully competency won’t be a side note on crew requirements.[/QUOTE]

this is ECO we’re talking about here!..competency has nothing to do with the selection of people for these. Bleeding orange and blue blood comes first which pretty much means you have to have been born in LA or MS. Must be something in the water down there?

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Yeah…I wouldn’t worry about that application Capt…lol.

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      • Updated - - -Sarcasm! Im sure most go it.[/QUOTE]

I work with way too many people who think Gross Tons is weight and can’t comprehend how it has nothing to do with weight (but its called “tons”!!!) but is in fact a measure of volume. Even if I suspected sarcasm I would have corrected you so people reading here would be properly educated.

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[QUOTE=PDCMATE;132569]Sarcasm! Im sure most go it.[/QUOTE]

I work with way too many people who think Gross Tons is weight and can’t comprehend how it has nothing to do with weight (but its called “tons”!!!) but is in fact a measure of volume. Even if I suspected sarcasm I would have corrected you so people reading here would be properly educated.

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[QUOTE=Capt. Phoenix;133083]I work with way too many people who think Gross Tons is weight and can’t comprehend how it has nothing to do with weight (but its called “tons”!!!) but is in fact a measure of volume. Even if I suspected sarcasm I would have corrected you so people reading here would be properly educated.[/QUOTE]
no surprise in the land of sacks, barrels and US survey feet

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With a crew of 30, capability to bunk 170 contractors , it will need a hotel manager / master