Aberdeenshire, UK-headquartered deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches, informs us that it has recently been awarded a spooling contract with Vard Group AS for Norway’s largest construction vessel.

Ace Winches celebrate this key contract win

Ace Winches celebrate this key contract win

The scope of work includes the spooling of two 3,500 metre ROV umbilicals, the spooling of a crane boom wire and auxiliary wire, including 3,900 metres of 135mm wire on to the vessel’s crane. The largest wire on this project weighs 360te, ACE Winches had to build a new upgraded spooling winch to accommodate the weight. The contract will see a dedicated team work on the project.

Alfie Cheyne, CEO, ACE Winches said: “This project is a huge achievement for ACE Winches and demonstrates our capacity to take on large scale contracts where we are given responsibility for the whole project.”

By Jake Frith