First of ten for Dutch yard
In 2013 Esnaad awarded Shipyard De Hoop with an order for ten state-of-the-art Platform Supply Vessels. Despite the vigorous international competition, Dutch designer and builder of custom-built vessels; De Hoop, won the contract.
The first vessel named Esnaad 221 was delivered to Esnaad, the operating company of the ADNOC group, on the 15th of July 2015. In the meantime, the hull of the second vessel has been launched in Foxhol, whilst the steel hull of the fourth PSV is currently being assembled on their slipway. At the Lobith facilities, the hull of the third vessel is ready to be launched, whereas the block sections of hull number five are being assembled on their second slipway. Furthermore, the steel cutting and construction of the first block sections for the sixth vessel is at an advanced stage.
The hull form of the PSV, with its specially developed bulbous bow, is optimised to reduce wave resistance. Testament to the optimised cargo volume at the given hull shape, is the resulting impressive deadweight of 2050tons at a restricted draught of 4,85m.
In addition to the liquid cargo, the PSV will transport deck cargo on its 515sq.m work-cum-cargo deck, which permits large quantities of various offshore requisites of up to five tons per square metre.
By Jake Frith
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