Belgian marine services and dredging group DEME has ordered a new methanol-ready offshore construction vessel (OCV).
The vessel will be capable of executing trenching, burial, and cable-laying operations, complementing the company’s existing cable installation vessels, Living Stone and Viking Neptun.
The OCV will be constructed by PaxOcean at the Zhoushan shipyard in China and is scheduled for delivery in 2028.
Based on the advanced Norwegian SALT 310 design, the 123 m OCV will be equipped with a DP2 dynamic positioning system, a 150-tonne active heave-compensated offshore crane, a hangar for two work-class ROVs, and a hybrid 1,000kWh battery system.
Below deck, the vessel is configured to accommodate two 2,500-tonne cable carousels, enabling swift deployment and seamless transitions between trenching, burial, and cable-laying operations. It can accommodate up to 123 people.
“The new OCV further enhances DEME’s cable installation capabilities and expands its versatile fleet of vessels and solutions,” said Hugo Bouvy, managing director for offshore energy at DEME.
