Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore are ordering two new OCV vessels through the company Island Ventures II. One vessel will be built at Ulstein Verft, Norway, one in USA.
Ulstein Verft has been contracted to build a new offshore construction vessel of the ULSTEIN SX165 design. This will be the largest vessel built at the yard so far, as well as its largest single shipbuilding contract. The vessel is scheduled for delivery Q3 2015.
Island Ventures II has also ordered design and engineering packages for the construction of an ULSTEIN SX165 design vessel at Edison Chouest’s own yard in the United States. This will be the first ULSTEIN designed vessel to be constructed in the U.S.
The vessel is 28m metres wide and 145.7m long and can accommodate 200 people. She is equipped with two cranes that can lift 400 tons and 140 tons, respectively. She has a large moon pool measuring 11.2m x 12m plus two smaller moon pools with ROVs installed in a centrally located hangar. The vessel has three separate engine rooms to provide extreme operational reliability.
Island Offshore’s current fleet includes four vessels from ULSTEIN. In addition, a construction vessel for Island Ventures II is currently under construction at Ulstein Verft for delivery in June 2014.