Woods hole Oceanic Institutions Research Vessel ATLANTIS in drydock at Vigor Marine in Portland, Oregon for regulatory dry docking. Photo: Paul Gallagher Director, Ship Operations & DPA
Strong and reliable anchor handler with reliable deck and bridge crew are valuable assets during rig moving. Spotted here is the AHT LOKE VIKING connecting to the VALARIS-92 in the Irish Sea on the Millom West Field.
Photo: Jan Berghuis Towmaster OMC (www.omcon.com)
After a shipyard visit she will look like this again:
The progress since the vessel was contracted in 2014 has not exactly been without complications:
In January 2014, Sharjah-based Petrofac ordered the Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel, a customised ULSTEIN SOC 5000 design developed by Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V. The ship was contracted to the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) shipyard.
Petrofac terminated the construction contract with the yard in October 2015.
24 April 2018: Petrofac signed an agreement to sell the JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel project to ZPMC. Petrofac will provide technical support for the construction of the vessel.
27 December 2020: The JSD 6000 hull was launched at the ZPMC Qidong shipyard.
In May 2022 she took her first trip away from the yard:
She has now completed sea trials and returned to the yard for final commissioning:
Sea trials to test the mission equipment (cable laying system) will take place next year.
She will soon be ready for delivery to the Owners. Earlier this year, she entered into a long-term contract with Saipem.
The initial operation under this contract is scheduled to commence in 2024, after a 10 year long history since being ordered
