Van Oord’s new cable laying vessel Calypso has been successfully and safely launched at VARD’s Tulcea shipyard in Romania.
The vessel is a key strategic addition to Van Oord’s offshore wind fleet and will be operational next year, according to the company.
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The new DP2 vessel will be equipped with a below-deck cable carousel and a second carousel on deck, with total cable-carrying capacity of 8,000 tonnes.
Apart from the ability to run on biofuel, this hybrid vessel has future-fuel ready engines with built-in flexibility to anticipate e-fuels.
Van Oord added it will have a large battery pack, a shore supply connection and a state-of-the-art energy management system.