Jan De Nul has kicked off the construction of its offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire with a steel cutting ceremony at the Cosco Shipping Shipyard in China.
The Voltaire is specifically designed to transport, lift and install offshore wind turbines, transition pieces and foundations for current and future developments.
The vessel is equipped with a main crane of over 3,000 tonnes and a DP2 system.
Voltaire has an operating depth of over 80 metres, a payload of about 14,000 tonnes and accommodation for 110 persons.
The vessel will be deployable for renewables, the fossil fuel industry and for the decommissioning of offshore structures, Luxembourg-headquartered Jan De Nu said in a statement.
Voltaire’s advanced dual exhaust filter system removes up to 99% of nanoparticles from emissions using a diesel particulate filter (DPF) followed by selective catalytic reduction system (SCR) for NOx removal, Jan De Nul said.
“As a result of these exhaust filtering systems, the Voltaire will be the first seaworthy installation vessel in the world with extremely low emissions,” the firm said.