The knuckle boom crane is equipped with an active heave compensated (AHC) winch with 2,000 metre wire for subsea operation, and a separate 3-tonne 3D active motion-compensated lifting tool for topside lifts.
The crane features Intellilift’s control system and motion-compensating system.
The completed crane will be delivered to Nekkar’s contract partner, Sefine Shipyard in Turkey, in 2024.
“We have developed a crane that is ideal for vessels operating on offshore wind farms. It can perform subsea lifting operations and is capable of supporting wind farm operations with lifting of equipment and tools necessary to operate and maintain wind turbines”, said Øystein Bondevik, director of business development and sales at Nekkar.
“It offers a flexibility that improves the commercial potential for the shipowner while it also reduces operating costs for operators of wind farms.”
Norway-based NSK Ship Design has designed the dual-fuel methanol vessel that is 99 metres, 21 metres wide, and equipped with a battery pack.
It has been designed to perform the installation of inter-array cables at offshore wind farms and when not installing cables, the vessel can operate in other sectors of the offshore industry, including light construction and cable repair.
