The Dutch company, Dockwise, is soon to launch a new heavy lift vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard.
She will be able to lift and transport units of up to 110 000-tonnes, whereas the maximum capacity of an existing vessel is 75 000-t.
With its width of nearly 80-metres and length of 275-m, this is the first semi-submersible heavy lift vessel to be built in accordance with classification society DNV’s new class rules for this type of ship.
The vessel has no forecastle, which allows it to carry cargo of “unlimited” length. Its deckhouse is mainly positioned outside its hull, allowing it to carry 70-m wide cargo.
Its keel will be laid in December and the vessel is due to be delivered in October 2012, when its first cargo will be ready to be transported from South-East Asia to Brazil.
Source: DNV
