Shipyard converts 5th vessel for Brazilian customer

Oceanicasub XVII will be converted from her function as an Anchor-Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) to one that will be used for ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) operations.

The company did not immediately say exactly what operations this would include.

The AHTS vessel has gone back to her roots, having originally been built by Green Yard Kleven almost 20 years ago, in 2007.

She began life with the name Rem Balder and was renamed Normand Titan after being bought by Solstad Offshore, then renamed Oceanicasub XVII by Oceanica.

Green yard says the vessel will be equipped with mezzanine decks for ROV equipment, extended crew capacity and areas for charterers.

“At the same time, the ship will undergo a general upgrade and class re-approval,” says Green Yard. “The maritime cluster in Norway is important for such conversions.Local suppliers such as Volti, Ulmatec, Rovde Møbel and Westing will be involved, and the ship will be dry-docked at the neighbour dockyard Ulstein.”

Design of the conversion has been done by Marin Teknikk (MT), the Norwegian ship design and engineering company.

“It is important for us to try to keep the same team as for the earlier conversions, and we have strong confidence in Green Yard Kleven and the other companies involved,” said Oceanica director for Engineering and Operations Fernando Cesar Dos Santos.

Green Yard Kleven says it focuses on sustainability, re-using as much as possible and where components are no longer re-used, attempting to get them into the second-hand market.

As well as the work for Oceanica, Green Yard has ongoing conversions for Geoquip and Sea Shipping, it says.