Neptune vessel order for Denmark
Neptune Marine will build two EuroCarrier 2495 multipurpose workboats for Danish salvage and towage company DBB Salvage to use primarily on construction projects.
The EuroCarrier 2495 is a robust design which offers versatility and reliability. Standard equipment includes a crane and both towing/anchor handling and tugger winches, enabling the vessel to be used for activities such as anchor handling, dredging support and general support services.
“With our business moving from mainly heavy lift operations to focus on building projects in Scandinavia and the Baltic area we have a need for specialised workboats,” said Jesper Hald, COO at DBB Salvage. “We took a close look at the market and concluded that the EuroCarrier 2495 is the type most suitable for our customer profile, and easy to incorporate into our current fleet.”
Custom package
DBB has specified its own package of additional equipment, comprised of its in-house system of twin hydraulic spudlegs for use in depths of to 12m, moonpools for the deployment of equipment for multi-beam surveys and USBL tracking, A-frames, special fendering, enlarged propellers to increase the bollard pull and the upgrades required to achieve tug notation.
Neptune Marine will construct the boats at its facility in Aalst, the Netherlands, with delivery scheduled for June and July 2019.
The EuroCarriers’ first assignment will be assisting DBB Dredging Co. with marine excavation contracts in the Baltic, with further projects at the planning stage.
DBB Salvage’s decision to work with Neptune Marine was influenced by the good performance of its current Neptune vessel, Obelix, a EuroTug 2710.
Neptune will be exhibiting at Seawork 2019 on stand PB141.
By Rebecca Jeffrey
