Jan De Nul orders 28,000t cable-layer
Jan De Nul has ordered a new extra-large cable-laying vessel to help with installations in ever deeper waters.
The 28,000 tonne hybrid Fleeming Jenkin is being built at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in Jiangsu, China and will be delivered in 2026.
Philippe Hutse, director Offshore Energy Division at Jan De Nul Group said the company was committed to the energy transition. “Following our previous investments in the jack-up vessel Voltaire and crane vessel Les Alizés for the installation of the next-gen wind turbines and their foundations, we now proceed with this magnificent cable-laying vessel.
“Fleeming Jenkin will be a perfect fit for the interconnector and export cable markets.”
The new vessel comes equipped with three cable carousels and a large hold for fibre optic cables, capable of laying up to four cables simultaneously.
With cable tension of up to 150 tonnes – the weight of the Statue of Liberty, Fleeming Jenkin is capable of installing in depths up to 3,000 metres.
Running on biofuel or green methanol, the vessel features an onboard hybrid power plant with a 2.5 MWh battery, significantly lowering CO2 emissions.
The vessel is equipped with a DP2 system with additional bow thruster, a dual exhaust filter system which reportedly removes up to 99% of nanoparticles from emissions and a selective catalytic reduction system for NOx removal enabling the vessel to meet EURO VI emission limits.
The ULEv system is also said to significantly reduces exhaust gas pollutants and allows the vessel to operate in inland waterways.
The vessel is named after Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin, an English engineer who was a pioneer in offshore cable installation.
