LOC Group subsidiary Longitude Engineering has provided concept and basic design services, as well as construction specification for yard engagement and procurement activities, for a new DP2 cable lay ship for Woen Jinn Harbor Engineering in Taiwan.
Longitude also provided an evaluation on the company’s current assets and potential conversions to meet the operational criteria before the design work.
The DP2 oceangoing vessel design has received approval-in-principal by ABS and CR Class.
The back deck was specifically designed to be suitable for export, array and cable repair work.
Longitude said the design concept provided was based on regular engagement with Woen Jinn as well as other stakeholders, including the end client and classification societies.
Local constraints were also accounted for, such as dry-dock limitations, cranage and harbour facilities, the company said.
Longitude Engineering project manager Danny Ng said: “This was a complicated project that needed to meet very specific requirements from various stakeholders.
“It is a good example of LOC’s ability to draw on the depth of its expertise across different disciplines, in different geographies.
“To deliver this project, we pooled resources across our UK and Singapore offices, combining experienced operational surveyors from LOC Renewables, with the cable lay design experience of Longitude UK, and the design capabilities of Longitude Singapore.”