A keel laying ceremony has been held at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China for Jan De Nul’s heavy lift crane vessel Les Alizes.
Jan De Nul said the vessel, together with its planned Voltaire jack-up, will be in a super-size class capable of building the newest generation of offshore wind farms.
Les Alizes will be ready in 2022 and will be equipped with a crane that has lifting capacity of 5000 tonnes.
The vessel will have several green measures and innovations to minimise its environmental impacts.
These include an advanced dual exhaust filter system that removes up to 99% of nanoparticles from emissions using a diesel particulate filter followed by selective catalytic reduction system.
Les Alizes will also be equipped with an onboard energy storage system to optimise engine operation, reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
The vessel will also have a Cleanship NDO7 and a Green Passport EU label.
The Cleanship label confirms that the vessel checks and minimises the waste water and all other residual waste.
The Green Passport label means that all materials and hazardous substances are mapped out during the construction phase, in order to facilitate the recycling of the vessel when decommissioned.
Both certificates are issued by a specialised external agency.