Huisman has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the delivery of a cable carousel and the option for a complementary cable-lay system.
Initially, the cable carousel will be installed on pipelay vessel Orient Adventurer.
Together with the existing Huisman vertical-lay system, the carousel will be deployed for subsea cable-laying projects in fixed and floating offshore wind.
The carousel has a storage capacity of 3000mt and will be positioned below deck, maximising free space on deck.
Huisman has based the proposed design on its existing proven carousel and storage components design to reduce delivery times and technical risk.
Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2024.
Huisman’s cable-lay system is a new concept designed to be temporary installed on, for example, a multi-purpose offshore vessel.
Huisman is responding to demands in the market to enhance the versatility of offshore construction vessels.
For that reason, the system has been designed to be (de-)mobilised quickly and easily.
Polin Chen, CEO of Dong Fang Offshore, said: “This decision represents our continued commitment to invest in suitable, high quality enabling assets to support our customers’ operations, and ensuring that the domestic supply chain steps up to deliver cable installation solutions for the continued roll-out of green energy in Taiwan.”